The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord
Praise the Lord!
aPraise the Lord, O my soul!
2 aWhile I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 aDo not put your trust in princes,
Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 aHis spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day bhis plans perish.
5 aHappy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 aWho made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 aWho executes justice for the oppressed,
bWho gives food to the hungry.
cThe Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 aThe Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
bThe Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
9 aThe Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
bBut the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
10 aThe Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson.
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