Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)aPraise the LORD, O my soul!Ps 103:12 aWhile I live I will praise the LORD;I will bsing praises to my God as long as I live.Ps 63:4Ps 104:333 aDo not trust in princes,In mortal bman, in whom there is cno salvation (help) .Ps 118:9Ps 118:8; Is 2:22Ps 60:11; 108:124 When his aspirit leaves him, he breturns to the earth;In that very day his cthoughts and plans perish. 1+@Cor 2:6Ps 104:29Eccl 12:7Ps 33:10; 1 Cor 2:65 aHow blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel) ,Whose bhope is in the LORD his God, Gen 32:30Ps 144:15; Jer 17:7Ps 71:56 Who amade heaven and earth,The bsea, and all that is in them,Who ckeeps truth and is faithful forever, Gen 1:3Ps 115:15; Rev 14:7Acts 14:15Ps 117:27 Who aexecutes justice for the oppressed,Who bgives food to the hungry.The LORDcsets free the prisoners.Ps 103:6Ps 107:9; 145:15Ps 68:6; Is 61:1
8 The LORDaopens theeyesof the blind;The LORDblifts up those who are bowed down;The LORDcloves the 1righteous the upright in heart. Luke 13:13; John 9:7, 32I.e. those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God.Matt 9:30; John 9:7Ps 145:14Ps 11:79 The LORDaprotects the strangers;He bsupports the fatherless and the widow;But He cmakes crooked the way of the wicked.Ex 22:21; Lev 19:34Deut 10:18; Ps 68:5Ps 147:610 The LORD shall areign forever,Your God, O Zion, to all generations.Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)Ps 10:16; Rev 11:15Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16
1Praise2the LORD!aPraise the LORD, my soul!Or Hallelujah!Heb YAHPs 103:12 I will praise the LORDawhile I live;I will bsingpraises to my God while I 1have my being.Lit still amPs 63:4Ps 104:333 aDo not trust in noblemen,In 1mortalbman, in whomthereiscnosalvation.Lit a son of manPs 118:9Ps 118:8; Is 2:22Ps 60:11; 108:124 His aspiritdeparts, he breturns to 1the earth;On that veryday his cplansperish.Lit his earthPs 104:29Eccl 12:7Ps 33:10; 1 Cor 2:65 aBlessed is he whosehelp is the God of Jacob,Whose bhope is in the LORD his God,Ps 144:15; Jer 17:7Ps 71:56 Who amadeheaven and earth,The bsea and everything that is in them;Who ckeeps1faithforever;Or truthPs 115:15; Rev 14:7Acts 14:15Ps 117:27 Who aexecutesjustice for the oppressed;Who bgivesfood to the hungry.The LORDcfrees the prisoners.Ps 103:6Ps 107:9; 145:15Ps 68:6; Is 61:1
8 The LORDaopenstheeyesof those who are blind;The LORDbraises up those who are boweddown;The LORDcloves the righteous.Matt 9:30; John 9:7Ps 145:14Ps 11:79 The LORDawatchesoverstrangers;He 1bsupports the fatherless and the widow,But He 2thwartscthe way of the wicked.Or relievesLit bendsEx 22:21; Lev 19:34Deut 10:18; Ps 68:5Ps 147:610 The LORD will areignforever,Your God, Zion, to allgenerations.1Praise2the LORD!Or Hallelujah!Heb YAHEx 15:18; Ps 10:16
1PraiseYah!aPraiseYahweh, O my soul!Or Hallelujah!Ps 103:12 I will praiseYahwehathroughout my life;I will bsingpraises to my Godwhile I have my being.Ps 63:4Ps 104:333 aDo not trust in nobles,In merely a son of bman, in whomthereiscnosalvation.Ps 118:9Ps 118:8; Is 2:22Ps 60:11; 108:124 His aspiritdeparts, he breturns to 1the earth;In that very day his cplansperish.Lit his earthPs 104:29Eccl 12:7Ps 33:10; 1 Cor 2:65 How ablessed is he whosehelp is the God of Jacob,Whose bhope is in Yahweh his God,Ps 144:15; Jer 17:7Ps 71:56 Who amadeheaven and earth,The bsea and all that is in them;Who ckeepstruthforever;Ps 115:15; Rev 14:7Acts 14:15Ps 117:27 Who adoesjustice for the oppressed;Who bgivesfood to the hungry.Yahwehcsets the prisonersfree.Ps 103:6Ps 107:9; 145:15Ps 68:6; Is 61:1
8 Yahwehaopenstheeyesof the blind;Yahwehbraises up those who are boweddown;Yahwehcloves the righteous;Matt 9:30; John 9:7Ps 145:14Ps 11:79 Yahwehakeeps the sojourners;He 1bhelpsup the orphan and the widow,But He bendscthe way of the wicked.Or relievesEx 22:21; Lev 19:34Deut 10:18; Ps 68:5Ps 147:610 Yahweh will areignforever,Your God, O Zion, 1from generationtogeneration.2PraiseYah!Lit toOr Hallelujah!Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16