The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord
1 Praise theLord!
# Praise theLord, O my soul!
2 While I live I will praise theLord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
Norin a son of man, in whomthereisno help.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
# In that very dayhis plans perish.
5 Happyishewhohasthe God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hopeisin theLordhis God,
6 Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all thatisin them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed,
# Who gives food to the hungry.
# TheLordgives freedom to the prisoners.
8 TheLordopenstheeyesofthe blind;
# TheLordraises those who are bowed down;
TheLordloves the righteous.
9 TheLordwatches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
# But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
10 TheLordshall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise theLord!