Praise the Lord, O my soul!

² While I live I will praise the Lord;
    I will sing praises unto my God while I have my life.
³ Do not put your trust in princes,
    nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
⁴ His breath leaves him, and he returns to the earth;
    on that very day his plans perish.

⁵ Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
    whose hope is in the Lord his God,
⁶ who made heaven, and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
    who keeps faithfulness forever,
⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed,
    who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord releases the prisoners.
⁸     The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
the Lord raises those who are brought down;
    the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹ The Lord preserves the sojourners;
    He lifts up the fatherless and widow,
    but on the way of the wicked He brings disaster.

¹⁰ The Lord shall reign forever,
    your God, O Zion, unto all generations.

Praise you the Lord!