Psalms 146:1-7 in English

¹ Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

² While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:

⁶ Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

⁷ Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

¹ Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggæus and Zacharias. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

³ He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

⁴ He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.

⁶ The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.

⁷ Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:

¹ Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

² While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

⁶ Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

⁷ Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

¹ Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

² While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

⁶ Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

⁷ Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

¹ (147) Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you° the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

³ He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

⁴ He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.

⁶ The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.

⁷ Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:

¹ Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

² While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

⁶ Which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; which keepeth truth for ever:

⁷ Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry: the LORD looseth the prisoners;

¹ Praise Yahweh! With my whole inner being I will praise Yahweh.

² I will praise Yahweh as long as I am alive; I will sing to praise my God for the rest of my life.

³ You people, do not trust in your leaders; do not trust humans because they cannot save/rescue you from your difficulties/problems.

⁴ And when they die, their corpses decay and become soil again. After they die, they can no longer do the things that they planned to do.

⁵ But those whose helper is the God whom Jacob worshiped are happy. The one whom they confidently expect to help them is Yahweh, their God.

⁶ He is the one who created heaven and the earth and the oceans and all the creatures that are in them. He always does what he has promised to do.

⁷ He decides matters fairly for those who are ◄treated unfairly/oppressed►, and he provides food for those who are hungry. He frees those who are in prison.

¹ (147) Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias. Praise you° the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem; and he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

³ He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

⁴ He numbers the multitudes of stars; and calls them all by names.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; and his understanding is infinite.

⁶ The Lord lifts up the meek; but brings sinners down to the ground.

⁷ Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God:

¹ Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

¹ Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

¹ Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

¹ Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.

² While I have breath I will give praise to the Lord: I will make melody to my God while I have my being.

³ Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

⁴ Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

⁵ Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

⁶ Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:

⁷ Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

¹ Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

² As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.

³ Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.

⁵ Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

⁶ Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;

⁷ Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

¹ Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.

² The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

³ Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises.

⁴ Who telleth the number of the stars: and calleth them all by their names.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.

⁶ The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground.

⁷ Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ Praise ye the Lord. Praise thou the Lord, O my soule.

² I will prayse the Lord during my life: as long as I haue any being, I wil sing vnto my God.

³ Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sonne of man, for there is none helpe in him.

⁴ His breath departeth, and he returneth to his earth: then his thoughtes perish.

⁵ Blessed is he, that hath the God of Iaakob for his helpe, whose hope is in the Lord his God.

⁶ Which made heauen and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth his fidelitie for euer:

⁷ Which executeth iustice for the oppressed: which giueth bread to the hungry: the Lord loseth the prisoners.

¹ Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

² I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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

⁶ Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;

⁷ Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;

¹ Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

² While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God:

⁶ Which made heaven, and earth, The sea, and all that therein is: Which keepeth truth for ever:

⁷ Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: Which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

¹ Hallelujah. Praise, O my soul, the Lord.

² I will praise the Lord throughout my life: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

⁴ When his spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his native earth: on that very day perish his thoughts.

⁵ But happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is on the Lord his God;

⁶ Who hath made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;

⁷ Who executeth justice for the oppressed: who giveth bread to the hungry: the Lord looseneth the prisoners;

¹ Alleluia, a Psalm of Haggai and Zechariah. Praise ye the Lord: for psalmody is a good thing; Let praise be sweetly sung to our God.

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem; And he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.

³ He heals the broken in heart, And binds up their wounds.

⁴ He numbers the multitudes of stars; And calls them all by names.

⁵ Great is our Lord, and great is his strength; And his understanding is infinite.

⁶ The Lord lifts up the meek; But brings sinners down to the ground.

⁷ Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; Sing praises on the harp to our God:

¹ Praise ye the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

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

³ Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!

⁴ His breath goeth forth; he returneth to the dust; In that very day his plans perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help; Whose hope is in the LORD, his God;

⁶ Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is therein; Who keepeth truth for ever;

⁷ Who executeth judgment for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD setteth free the prisoners;

¹ My soul, praise the Lord.

² I will praise the Lord, while I live; I will sing to my God, while I am.

³ Put not your trust in princes mortals, in whom is no help.

⁴ When their breath goes out, they go back to the dust: on that very day their purposes perish.

⁵ Happy those whose help is the God of Jacob: whose hope is set on the Lord their God,

⁶ the Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. He remains eternally loyal.

⁷ For the wronged he executes justice; he gives bread to the hungry; the Lord releases the prisoners.

¹ My soul, praise the Lord.

² I will praise the Lord, while I live; I will sing to my God, while I am.

³ Put not your trust in princes mortals, in whom is no help.

⁴ When their breath goes out, they go back to the dust: on that very day their purposes perish.

⁵ Happy those whose help is the God of Jacob: whose hope is set on the Lord their God,

⁶ the Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. He remains eternally loyal.

⁷ For the wronged he executes justice; he gives bread to the hungry; the Lord releases the prisoners.

¹ Halleluyah ·praise Yah·! Praise Adonai , my soul.

² While I live, I will praise Adonai . I will sing zahmar ·musical praise· to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he teshuvah ·completely returns· to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob Supplanter for his help, whose hope is in Adonai , his God:

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes mishpat ·justice· for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Adonai frees the prisoners.

¹ Praise Yahweh. Praise Yahweh, my soul.

² I give praise to Yahweh with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Do not put your trust in princes or in mankind, in whom there is no salvation.

⁴ When a person's life's breath stops, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans end.

⁵ Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh his God.

⁶ Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; he observes trustworthiness forever.

⁷ He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners;

¹ Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

¹ Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

¹ Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

² While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.

³ Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

⁴ His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

⁶ Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in them: who keepeth truth for ever:

⁷ Who executeth judgment for the oppressed: who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

¹ Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

¹ Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

² While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

³ Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.

⁴ His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

¹ Alleluia. My soul, praise thou the Lord;

² I shall praise the Lord in my life; I shall sing to my God as long as I shall be.

³ Do not ye trust in princes; neither in the sons of men, in whom is no health.

⁴ The spirit of him shall go out, and he shall turn again into his earth; in that day all the thoughts of them shall perish.

⁵ He is blessed, of whom the God of Jacob is his helper; his hope is in his Lord God,

⁶ that made heaven, and earth; the sea, and all things that be in those or them. Which keepeth truth into the world,

⁷ he maketh doom to them that suffer wrong; he giveth meat to them that be hungry. The Lord unbindeth fettered men;

¹ Alleluia. My soul, praise thou the Lord;

² I shall praise the Lord in my life (or I shall praise the Lord all my life); I shall sing to my God as long as I shall be.

³ Do not ye trust in princes; neither in the sons of men, in whom is no health. (Do not ye trust in princes, or in your leaders; nor in other people, in whom there is no help, or deliverance.)

⁴ The spirit of him shall go out, and he shall turn again into his earth; in that day all the thoughts of them shall perish. (The breath of your prince, or of your leader, shall go out of him, and he shall return to the dust; and on that day all his thoughts shall perish.)

⁵ He is blessed, of whom the God of Jacob is his helper; his hope is in his Lord God, (He is blessed, whom the God of Jacob is his helper; his hope is in the Lord his God,)

⁶ that made heaven, and earth; the sea, and all things that be in those. Which keepeth truth into the world, (who made heaven, and earth; and the sea, and all the creatures that be in them. Who keepeth the truth safe forever,)

⁷ he maketh doom to them that suffer wrong; he giveth meat to them that be hungry. The Lord unbindeth fettered men; (he maketh justice for those who suffer wrong; he giveth food to those who be hungry. The Lord unbindeth the fettered;)

¹ Praise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, Jehovah.

² I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

³ Trust not in princes — in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

⁴ His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.

⁵ O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,

⁶ Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that is in them, Who is keeping truth to the age,

⁷ Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.