[1] Praise the LORD! My soul, praise the LORD! [2] I will praise the LORD all my life. I will sing praises to him as long as I live. [3] Don't depend on your leaders for help. Don't depend on people, because they cannot save you. [4] People die and are buried. Then all their plans to help are gone. [5] It is a great blessing for people to have the God of Jacob to help them. They depend on the LORD their God. [6] He made heaven and earth. He made the sea and everything in it. He can be trusted to do what he says. [7] He does what is right for those who have been hurt. He gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees people locked up in prison. [8] The LORD makes the blind see again. The LORD helps those who are in trouble. The LORD loves those who do right. [9] The LORD protects strangers in our country. He cares for widows and orphans, but he destroys the wicked. [10] The LORD will rule forever! Zion, your God will rule forever and ever! Praise the LORD!
