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

^3 (C)Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in ^[b]a son of man, in whom there is no ^[c]help.
^4 (D)His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day ^(E)his plans perish.

^5 (F)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
^6 (G)Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
^7 (H)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
^(I)Who gives food to the hungry.
^(J)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

^8 (K)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
^(L)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
^9 (M)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
^(N)But the way of the wicked He ^[d]turns upside down.

^10 (O)The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the Lord!

¹¹ The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.

¹² When the righteous rejoice, there is great ^(A)glory;
But when the wicked arise, men ^[a]hide themselves.

^13 (B)He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

¹⁴ Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

^15 (C)Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
^(D)Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

¹⁶ A ruler who lacks understanding is a great ^(E)oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

^17 (F)A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;
Let no one help him.

¹⁸ Whoever walks blamelessly will be ^[b]saved,
But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

^19 (G)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings,
^(H)But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

^21 (I)To ^[c]show partiality is not good,
^(J)Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

²² A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that ^(K)poverty will come upon him.

^23 (L)He who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue.

²⁴ Whoever robs his father or his mother,
And says, “It is no transgression,”
The same ^(M)is companion to a destroyer.

^25 (N)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
^(O)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.

²⁶ He who ^(P)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.

^27 (Q)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

²⁸ When the wicked arise, ^(R)men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.