Psalm 146  New Century Version

My whole being, praise the Lord.
² I will praise the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

³ Do not put your trust in princes
    or other people, who cannot save you.
⁴ When people die, they are buried.
    Then all of their plans come to an end.
⁵ Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob.
    Their hope is in the Lord their God.
⁶ He made heaven and earth,
    the sea and everything in it.
    He remains loyal forever.
⁷ He does what is fair for those who have been wronged.
    He gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free.
⁸ The Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up people who are in trouble.
    The Lord loves those who do right.
⁹ The Lord protects the foreigners.
    He defends the orphans and widows,
    but he blocks the way of the wicked.

¹⁰ The Lord will be King forever.
    Jerusalem, your God is everlasting.

Praise the Lord!