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But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.
He made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them.
    He keeps every promise forever.
He gives justice to the oppressed
    and food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.
    The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
    The Lord loves the godly.
The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
    He cares for the orphans and widows,
    but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

10 The Lord will reign forever.
    He will be your God, O Jerusalem,[b] throughout the generations.

Praise the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. 146:5 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 44:4.
  2. 146:10 Hebrew Zion.

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

He is the Maker of heaven(C) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(D) forever.
He upholds(E) the cause of the oppressed(F)
    and gives food to the hungry.(G)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(H)
    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)
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.

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