Psalms 146
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Psalm 146
The God of Compassion
1Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the Lord.#Ps 103:1
2I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.#Ps 63:4; 104:33
3Do not trust in nobles,
in a son of man,#146:3 Or a mere mortal who cannot save.#Ps 60:11; 108:12; 118:8–9
4When his breath#146:4 Or spirit leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.#Gn 2:7; 3:19
5Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,#Ps 144:15; Jr 17:7
6the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.#Ps 115:15; Ac 14:15
He remains faithful forever,#Ps 117:2
7executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.#Ps 103:6; 107:9
The Lord frees prisoners.#Is 61:1
8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.#Mt 9:27–30; Jn 9:7
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.#146:8 Lit bowed down#Ps 145:15
The Lord loves the righteous.#Ps 11:7
9The Lord protects resident aliens
and helps the fatherless and the widow,#Ex 22:22–23; Dt 10:18
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.#Ps 147:6
10The Lord reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.#Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16
Hallelujah!
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