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1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, my soul!

2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live, singing praises to my God while I exist.

3 Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.

4 When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6 maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth,

7 who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;

8 the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

9 The LORD stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery. ^a

10 The LORD will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations! Hallelujah!