Psalm 146 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

The LORD an Abundant Helper.

Psa 146:1

Psa 146:1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

Psa 146:2

Psa 146:2I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have being.

Psa 146:3

Psa 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

Psa 146:4

Psa 146:4When his breath departs he returns to his earth; on that very day his plans perish.

Psa 146:5

Psa 146:5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Psa 146:6

Psa 146:6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith for ever;

Psa 146:7

Psa 146:7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free;

Psa 146:8

Psa 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.

Psa 146:9

Psa 146:9The LORD watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

Psa 146:10

Psa 146:10The LORD will reign for ever, thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!

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Psalm 146 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

The LORD an Abundant Helper.

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