1Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.
2As long as I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
3Don’t trust in rulers, in human beings who cannot help you.
4When they die, they return to the earth. On that very day, all their plans are gone.
5Happy is the person whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:
6the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them; he always keeps his promises;
7he provides justice for the oppressed; he gives food to the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free.
8Yahweh gives sight to the blind. Yahweh lifts up those who are struggling. Yahweh loves good people.
9Yahweh protects foreigners. He supports orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
10Yahweh will rule forever; your God, Zion, for all generations. Praise Yah!