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³ Put no trust in princes,
    in children of Adam powerless to save.^(B)
4     Who breathing his last, returns to the earth;
    that day all his planning comes to nothing.^(C)

⁵ Blessed the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord, his God,
⁶ The maker of heaven and earth,
    the seas and all that is in them,^(D)
Who keeps faith forever,
⁷     secures justice for the oppressed,^(E)
    who gives bread to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free;^(F)
8     the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;^(G)
    the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹ The Lord protects the resident alien,
    comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,^(H)
    but thwarts the way of the wicked.
¹⁰ The Lord shall reign forever,
    your God, Zion, through all generations!^(I)
Hallelujah!

How good to sing praise to our God;
    how pleasant to give fitting praise.^(J)
2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem,
    and gathers the dispersed of Israel,^(K)
3 Healing the brokenhearted,
    and binding up their wounds.^(L)
4 He numbers the stars,
    and gives to all of them their names.^(M)
5 Great is our Lord, vast in power,
    with wisdom beyond measure.^(N)
6 The Lord gives aid to the poor,
    but casts the wicked to the ground.^(O)

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    with the lyre make music to our God,^(P)
8 [c]Who covers the heavens with clouds,
    provides rain for the earth,
    makes grass sprout on the mountains,^(Q)
9 Who gives animals their food
    and young ravens what they cry for.^(R)
10 [d]He takes no delight in the strength of horses,
    no pleasure in the runner’s stride.^(S)
11 Rather the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    those who put their hope in his mercy.

¹² Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem;
    Zion, offer praise to your God,
¹³ For he has strengthened the bars of your gates,
    blessed your children within you.^(T)
14 He brings peace to your borders,
    and satisfies you with finest wheat.^(U)
15 [e]He sends his command to earth;
    his word runs swiftly!^(V)
16 Thus he makes the snow like wool,
    and spreads the frost like ash;^(W)
17 He disperses hail like crumbs.
    Who can withstand his cold?
¹⁸ Yet when again he issues his command, it melts them;
    he raises his winds and the waters flow.
¹⁹ He proclaims his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and laws to Israel.^(X)
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
    of such laws they know nothing.
Hallelujah!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights.
² Praise him, all you his angels;
    give praise, all you his hosts.^(Y)
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all shining stars.
⁴ Praise him, highest heavens,^[g]
    you waters above the heavens.
⁵ Let them all praise the Lord’s name;
    for he commanded and they were created,^(Z)
6 Assigned them their station forever,
    set an order that will never change.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you sea monsters and all the deeps of the sea;^(AA)
8 Lightning and hail, snow and thick clouds,
    storm wind that fulfills his command;
⁹ Mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars;^(AB)
10 Animals wild and tame,
    creatures that crawl and birds that fly;^(AC)
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
    princes and all who govern on earth;
¹² Young men and women too,
    old and young alike.
¹³ Let them all praise the Lord’s name,
    for his name alone is exalted,
    His majesty above earth and heaven.^(AD)
14 [h]He has lifted high the horn of his people;
    to the praise of all his faithful,
    the Israelites, the people near to him.
Hallelujah!