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¹Praise the Lord! With my whole being I praise the Lord!

²I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have breath.

³Don't put your confidence in human leaders—they cannot save you.

⁴Once they breathe no more, they go back to dust. On that very day everything they planned dies with them.

⁵Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them—their hope is in the Lord their God—

⁶the one who made heaven and earth, and the sea along with everything it contains. He is trustworthy forever.

⁷He makes sure the oppressed receive justice. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.

⁸The Lord makes the blind see. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down. The Lord loves those who do what is right.

⁹The Lord takes care of strangers among us. He looks after widows and orphans. But he makes life difficult for the wicked.

¹⁰The Lord will reign forever. Zion, he will be your God for all generations. Praise the Lord!