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146:1 Praise Yahweh the liberator
Praise for God’s Help; In Praise of God the Savior
146 Praise Yah.
≈I’ll praise Yahweh ≈with my whole being.
2 I’ll praise Yahweh with my life.
≈I’ll sing praises to my God as long as I live.
3 Don’t trust in ≈politicians
≈or in people—≈none of them can save you.
4 When #their breath ceases, #they return to the ground—
all #their plans ≈come to an end at that time.
5 Blessed are the #people who have Yacob’s God ≈to help #them—
whose hope is in #their God Yahweh:
6 He’s the one who made the heavens and earth, the sea, and all that is in them.
He’s the one who ≈remains faithful forever.[ref]
7 He’s the one who ≈executes justice for the oppressed.
He’s the one who gives ≈food to the hungry.
Yahweh liberates the prisoners.
8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind.
Yahweh ≈straightens up those who are bowed down under heavy loads.
Yahweh loves those who ≈do what is right.
9 Yahweh guards the refugees.
He sustains #orphans and widows,
≈but he subverts the ≈plans of the wicked.
10 Yahweh reigns forever.
Tsiyyon (Zion), your God reigns ≈throughout the generations.
Praise Yahweh.
↑ 146 Praise Yah praise soul_of_my DOM YHWH.
2 I_will_praise YHWH in/on/at/with_live_of_I I_will_sing_praises to_god_of_my in/on/at/with_as_long_as_I.
3 Do_not trust in/on/at/with_princes in/on/at/with_son_of humankind whom_there_is_no to_him/it deliverance.
4 his/its_breath/wind/spirit It_will_go_out he_will_return to_earth_of_his in_the_day (the)_that plans_of_his they_have_perished.
5 How_blessed he_god_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) in/on/at/with_help_of_whose hope_of_whose is_on YHWH his/its_god.
6 who_made heaven and_earth DOM the_sea and_DOM all_of that in/on/at/with_them the_keeps faithfulness to_forever.
7 who_does justice for_the_oppressed who_gives food to_the_hungry YHWH is_setting_free prisoners.
8 YHWH is_opening blind_people YHWH is_raising_up those_who_are_bowed_down YHWH is_loving righteous_people.
9 YHWH is_watching_over DOM sojourners the_fatherless and_widow he_helps_up and_way_of wicked_people he_makes_crooked.
10 YHWH He_will_reign to_forever god_of_your Oh_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) for_generation and_generation praise Yah.
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