Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

146 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
² I will praise the Lord ^(B)as long as I live;
    ^(C)I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
^3 (D)Put not your trust in princes,
    ^(E)in a son of man, in whom there is ^(F)no salvation.
⁴ When ^(G)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
    on that very day his plans perish.
^5 (H)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose ^(I)hope is in the Lord his God,
^6 (J)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
^(K)who keeps faith for ever;
^{7     (L)}who executes justice for the oppressed,
    ^(M)who gives food to the hungry.
^(N)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
^{8     (O)}the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^(P)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    ^(Q)the Lord loves the righteous.
^9 (R)The Lord watches over the sojourners;
    ^(S)he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
    but ^(T)the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
^10 (U)The Lord will reign for ever,
    your God, O Zion, to all generations.
^(V)Praise the Lord!

^3 (A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.
⁴ Those who forsake the law ^(B)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law ^(C)strive against them.
⁵ Evil men ^(D)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord ^(E)understand it completely.
^6 (F)Better is a poor man who ^(G)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is ^(H)crooked in his ways.
⁷ The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but ^(I)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
⁸ Whoever multiplies his wealth ^(J)by interest and profit^{[a]
    (K)}gathers it for him who is ^(L)generous to the poor.
⁹ If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his ^(M)prayer is an abomination.
¹⁰ Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
    ^(N)will fall into his own pit,
    but the blameless ^(O)will have a goodly inheritance.