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The Lord an Abundant Helper.
146 [a]Praise [b]the Lord!
(A)Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord (B)while I live;
I will (C)sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 (D)Do not trust in princes,
In [c]mortal (E)man, in whom there is (F)no salvation.
4 His (G)spirit departs, he (H)returns to [d]the earth;
In that very day his (I)thoughts perish.
5 How (J)blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose (K)hope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who (L)made heaven and earth,
The (M)sea and all that is in them;
Who (N)keeps [e]faith forever;
7 Who (O)executes justice for the oppressed;
Who (P)gives food to the hungry.
The Lord (Q)sets the prisoners free.
8 The Lord (R)opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord (S)raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord (T)loves the righteous;
9 The Lord [f](U)protects the [g]strangers;
He [h](V)supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He [i]thwarts (W)the way of the wicked.
10 The Lord will (X)reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
[j]Praise [k]the Lord!
Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.
147 [l]Praise [m]the Lord!
For (Y)it is good to sing praises to our God;
For [n]it is pleasant and praise is (Z)becoming.
2 The Lord (AA)builds up Jerusalem;
He (AB)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the (AC)brokenhearted
And (AD)binds up their [o]wounds.
4 He (AE)counts the number of the stars;
He [p](AF)gives names to all of them.
5 (AG)Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His (AH)understanding is [q]infinite.
6 The Lord [r](AI)supports the afflicted;
He brings down the wicked to the ground.
7 (AJ)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Sing praises to our God on the lyre,
8 Who (AK)covers the heavens with clouds,
Who (AL)provides rain for the earth,
Who (AM)makes grass to [s]grow on the mountains.
9 He (AN)gives to the beast its food,
And to the (AO)young ravens which cry.
10 He does not delight in the strength of the (AP)horse;
He (AQ)does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord (AR)favors those who fear Him,
(AS)Those who wait for His lovingkindness.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He has strengthened the (AT)bars of your gates;
He has (AU)blessed your sons within you.
14 He (AV)makes [t]peace in your borders;
He (AW)satisfies you with (AX)the [u]finest of the wheat.
15 He sends forth His (AY)command to the earth;
His (AZ)word runs very swiftly.
16 He gives (BA)snow like wool;
He scatters the (BB)frost like ashes.
17 He casts forth His (BC)ice as fragments;
Who can stand before His (BD)cold?
18 He (BE)sends forth His word and melts them;
He (BF)causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
19 He (BG)declares His words to Jacob,
His (BH)statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
20 He (BI)has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His ordinances, they have (BJ)not known them.
[v]Praise [w]the Lord!
The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.
148 [x]Praise [y]the Lord!
Praise the Lord (BK)from the heavens;
Praise Him (BL)in the heights!
2 Praise Him, (BM)all His angels;
Praise Him, (BN)all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
4 Praise Him, [z](BO)highest heavens,
And the (BP)waters that are above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For (BQ)He commanded and they were created.
6 He has also (BR)established them forever and ever;
He has made a (BS)decree which will not pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
(BT)Sea monsters and all (BU)deeps;
8 (BV)Fire and hail, (BW)snow and (BX)clouds;
(BY)Stormy wind, (BZ)fulfilling His word;
9 (CA)Mountains and all hills;
Fruit (CB)trees and all cedars;
10 (CC)Beasts and all cattle;
(CD)Creeping things and winged fowl;
11 (CE)Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and virgins;
Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His (CF)name alone is exalted;
His (CG)glory is above earth and heaven.
14 And He has (CH)lifted up a horn for His people,
(CI)Praise for all His godly ones;
Even for the sons of Israel, a people (CJ)near to Him.
[aa]Praise [ab]the Lord!
Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.
149 [ac]Praise [ad]the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a (CK)new song,
And His praise (CL)in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Let Israel be glad in (CM)his Maker;
Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their (CN)King.
3 Let them praise His name with (CO)dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with (CP)timbrel and lyre.
4 For the Lord (CQ)takes pleasure in His people;
He will (CR)beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
5 Let the (CS)godly ones exult in glory;
Let them (CT)sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the (CU)high praises of God be in their [ae]mouth,
And a (CV)two-edged (CW)sword in their hand,
7 To (CX)execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings (CY)with chains
And their (CZ)nobles with fetters of iron,
9 To (DA)execute on them the judgment written;
This is an (DB)honor for all His godly ones.
[af]Praise [ag]the Lord!
A Psalm of Praise.
150 [ah]Praise [ai]the Lord!
Praise God in His (DC)sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty [aj](DD)expanse.
2 Praise Him for His (DE)mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent (DF)greatness.
3 Praise Him with (DG)trumpet sound;
Praise Him with (DH)harp and lyre.
4 Praise Him with (DI)timbrel and dancing;
Praise Him with (DJ)stringed instruments and (DK)pipe.
5 Praise Him with loud (DL)cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let (DM)everything that has breath praise [ak]the Lord.
[al]Praise [am]the Lord!
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