1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 While I live I will praise the Lord;I will sing praises unto my God while Ihave my life.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath leaves him, and he returns to the earth;on that very day his plans perish.
5 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 who made heaven, and earth,the sea, and all that is in them,who keeps faithfulness forever,
7 who executes justice for the oppressed,who gives food to the hungry.The Lord releases the prisoners.
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;the Lord raises those who are brought down;the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord preserves the sojourners;He lifts up the fatherless and widow,but on the way of the wicked He brings disaster.
10 The Lord shall reign forever,your God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise you the Lord!