Psalm 146 J.H.Words: Sternhold and Hopkins, The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre 1 My soul, praise thou the Lord always, my God I will confess; While breath and life prolong my days my tongue no time shall cease. 2 Trust not in worldly princes then, though they abound in wealth; Nor in the sons of mortal men, in whom there is no health. 3 For why? Their breath doth soon depart, to earth anon they fall, And then the counsels of their heart decay and perish all. 4 Blessèd and happy are all they whom Jacob's God doth aid, And he whose hope doth not decay, but on the Lord is staid: 5 Who made the earth and waters deep, the heav'ns most high withal; Who doth his word and promise keep in truth, and ever shall. 6 With right always doth he proceed for such as suffer wrong, The poor and hungry he doth feed, and loose the fetters strong. 7 The Lord doth send the blind their sight, the lame to limbs restore; He loveth all that are upright, and just men evermore: 8 He doth defend the fatherless, and strangers sad in heart, He frees the widow from distress, and ill men's ways subvert, 9 The Lord thy God eternally, O Zion, still shall reign, In time of all posterity for ever to remain. |
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