Psalm 146

English Standard Version

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

146 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
²I will praise the Lord ^(B)as long as I live;
^(C)I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

³^(D)Put not your trust in princes,
^(E)in a son of man, in whom there is ^(F)no salvation.
⁴When ^(G)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.

⁵^(H)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose ^(I)hope is in the Lord his God,
⁶^(J)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
^(K)who keeps faith forever;
⁷    ^(L)who executes justice for the oppressed,
    ^(M)who gives food to the hungry.

^(N)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
⁸    ^(O)the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^(P)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    ^(Q)the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹^(R)The Lord watches over the sojourners;
    ^(S)he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
    but ^(T)the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

¹⁰^(U)The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
^(V)Praise the Lord!

Psalm 150

English Standard Version

Let Everything Praise the Lord

150 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his ^(B)sanctuary;
praise him in ^(C)his mighty heavens!^[a]
²Praise him for his ^(D)mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent ^(E)greatness!

³Praise him with ^(F)trumpet sound;
    praise him with ^(G)lute and ^(H)harp!
⁴Praise him with ^(I)tambourine and ^(J)dance;
    praise him with ^(K)strings and ^(L)pipe!
⁵Praise him with sounding ^(M)cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
⁶Let ^(N)everything that has breath praise the Lord!
^(O)Praise the Lord!