Salmos 146

The God of Compassion

1 Hallelujah!

My soul, praise the  Lord.  * 146:1 Ps 103:1

2 I will praise the  Lord all my life;

I will sing to my God as long as I live.  * 146:2 Ps 63:4; 104:33

3 Do not trust in nobles,

in a son of man,  * 146:3 Or a mere mortal who cannot save.  * 146:3 Ps 60:11; 108:12; 118:8–9

4 When his breath  * 146:4 Or spirit leaves him,

he returns to the ground;

on that day his plans die.  * 146:4 Gn 2:7; 3:19

5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the  Lord his God,  * 146:5 Ps 144:15; Jr 17:7

6 the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea and everything in them.  * 146:6 Ps 115:15; Ac 14:15

He remains faithful forever,  * 146:6 Ps 117:2

7 executing justice for the exploited

and giving food to the hungry.  * 146:7 Ps 103:6; 107:9

The Lord frees prisoners.  * 146:7 Is 61:1

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.  * 146:8 Mt 9:27–30; Jn 9:7

The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.  * 146:8 Lit bowed down,* 146:8 Ps 145:15

The Lord loves the righteous.  * 146:8 Ps 11:7

9 The Lord protects resident aliens

and helps the fatherless and the widow,  * 146:9 Ex 22:22–23; Dt 10:18

but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.  * 146:9 Ps 147:6

10 The Lord reigns forever;

Zion, your God reigns for all generations.  * 146:10 Ex 15:18; Ps 10:16

Hallelujah!