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Praise the Lord. 1
Praise the Lord, my soul.
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I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
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Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.
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When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.
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Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
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He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them -
he remains faithful forever.
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He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
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the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
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The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.