[1] Hallelujah! My soul, praise the LORD. [2] I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live. [3] Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. [4] When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die. [5] Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, [6] the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, [7] executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The LORD frees prisoners. [8] The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are oppressed. The LORD loves the righteous. [9] The LORD protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. [10] The LORD reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah!
