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Psalm 146

Praise for God’s Help

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!(A)
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praises to my God all my life long.(B)

Do not put your trust in princes,
    in mortals, in whom there is no help.(C)
When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
    on that very day their plans perish.(D)

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God,(E)
who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(F)
    who executes justice for the oppressed;
    who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;(G)
    the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    the Lord loves the righteous.(H)
The Lord watches over the strangers;
    he upholds the orphan and the widow,
    but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(I)

10 The Lord will reign forever,
    your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!(J)

Psalm 147

Praise for God’s Care for Jerusalem

Praise the Lord!
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.(K)
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
    he gathers the outcasts of Israel.(L)
He heals the brokenhearted
    and binds up their wounds.(M)
He determines the number of the stars;
    he gives to all of them their names.(N)
Great is our Lord and abundant in power;
    his understanding is beyond measure.(O)
The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on the lyre.
He covers the heavens with clouds,
    prepares rain for the earth,
    makes grass grow on the hills.(P)
He gives to the animals their food
    and to the young ravens when they cry.(Q)
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse
    nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,[a](R)
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who hope in his steadfast love.

12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
14 He grants peace[b] within your borders;
    he fills you with the finest of wheat.(S)
15 He sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.(T)
16 He gives snow like wool;
    he scatters frost like ashes.(U)
17 He hurls down hail like crumbs—
    who can stand before his cold?
18 He sends out his word and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.(V)
19 He declares his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and ordinances to Israel.(W)
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his ordinances.
Praise the Lord!(X)

Psalm 148

Praise for God’s Universal Glory

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his host!(Y)

Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens
    and you waters above the heavens!(Z)

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for he commanded and they were created.(AA)
He established them forever and ever;
    he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.[c](AB)

Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you sea monsters and all deeps,(AC)
fire and hail, snow and frost,
    stormy wind fulfilling his command!(AD)

Mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars!(AE)
10 Wild animals and all cattle,
    creeping things and flying birds!

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and women alike,
    old and young together!

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his glory is above earth and heaven.(AF)
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
    praise for all his faithful,
    for the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!(AG)

Psalm 149

Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel

Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise in the assembly of the faithful.(AH)
Let Israel be glad in its Maker;
    let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.(AI)
Let them praise his name with dancing,
    making melody to him with tambourine and lyre.(AJ)
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
    he adorns the humble with victory.(AK)
Let the faithful exult in glory;
    let them sing for joy on their couches.(AL)
Let the high praises of God be in their throats
    and two-edged swords in their hands,(AM)
to execute vengeance on the nations
    and punishment on the peoples,
to bind their kings with fetters
    and their nobles with chains of iron,
to execute on them the judgment decreed.
    This is glory for all his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!(AN)

Psalm 150

Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty firmament![d](AO)
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his surpassing greatness!(AP)

Praise him with trumpet sound;
    praise him with lute and harp!(AQ)
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
    praise him with strings and pipe!(AR)
Praise him with clanging cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!(AS)
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. 147.10 Heb legs of a person
  2. 147.14 Or prosperity
  3. 148.6 Or he set a law that cannot pass away
  4. 150.1 Or dome