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¹ Praise the Lord!
    Praise the Lord, my soul!
² I will praise him as long as I live;
    I will sing to my God all my life.

³ Don't put your trust in human leaders;
    no human being can save you.
⁴ When they die, they return to the dust;
    on that day all their plans come to an end.

⁵ Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them
    and who depend on the Lord their God,
^6 (a)the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,
    and all that is in them.
He always keeps his promises;
⁷     he judges in favor of the oppressed
    and gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets prisoners free
⁸     and gives sight to the blind.
He lifts those who have fallen;
    he loves his righteous people.
⁹ He protects the strangers who live in our land;
    he helps widows and orphans,
    but takes the wicked to their ruin.

¹⁰ The Lord is king forever.
    Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time.

Praise the Lord!