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Chapter 146

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1 Hallelujah!

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Praise the LORD, my soul; I shall praise the LORD all my life, sing praise to my God while I live.

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I Put no trust in princes, in mere mortals powerless to save.

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When they breathe their last, they return to the earth; that day all their planning comes to nothing.

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Happy those whose help is Jacob's God, whose hope is in the LORD, their God,

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The maker of heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them, Who keeps faith forever,

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secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free;

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the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.

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The LORD protects the stranger, sustains the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.

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The LORD shall reign forever, your God, Zion, through all generations! Hallelujah!

 

 




1 [Psalm 146] A hymn of someone who has learned there is no other source of strength except the merciful God. Only God, not mortal humans ( Psalm 146:3-4), can help vulnerable and oppressed people ( Psalm 146:5-9). The first of the five hymns that conclude the Psalter.






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