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Psalm 146:4-9
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 146:4-9
Contemporary English Version
4 Once they die and are buried,
that will be the end
of all their plans.
5 The Lord God of Jacob blesses
everyone who trusts him
and depends on him.
6 (A) God made heaven and earth;
he created the sea
and everything else.
God always keeps his word.
7 He gives justice to the poor
and food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free
8 and heals blind eyes.
He gives a helping hand
to everyone who falls.
The Lord loves good people
9 and looks after strangers.
He defends the rights
of orphans and widows,
but destroys the wicked.
Psalm 146:4-9
New International Version
Psalm 146:4-9
New International Version
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(A)
on that very day their plans come to nothing.(B)
5 Blessed are those(C) whose help(D) is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven(E) and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful(F) forever.
7 He upholds(G) the cause of the oppressed(H)
and gives food to the hungry.(I)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(J)
8 the Lord gives sight(K) to the blind,(L)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(M)
the Lord loves the righteous.(N)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(O)
and sustains the fatherless(P) and the widow,(Q)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 146:4-9
King James Version
Psalm 146:4-9
King James Version
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
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