⁵ Blessed are those^(A) whose help^(B) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

⁶ He is the Maker of heaven^(C) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful^(D) forever.
⁷ He upholds^(E) the cause of the oppressed^(F)
    and gives food to the hungry.^(G)
The Lord sets prisoners free,^(H)
8     the Lord gives sight^(I) to the blind,^(J)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,^(K)
    the Lord loves the righteous.^(L)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner^(M)
    and sustains the fatherless^(N) and the widow,^(O)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

¹⁰ The Lord reigns^(P) forever,
    your God, O Zion, for all generations.

Praise the Lord.