Psalm 146 Whose priorities we embrace, what His work is, and what we are called to do too as we work with Him.

    Praise the Lord, my soul!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live,

    singing praises to my God while I exist.

Do not look to nobles,
    nor to mere human beings who cannot save.
 When they stop breathing,
    they return to the ground;
        on that very day their plans evaporate!

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

maker of heaven and earth,

  the seas and everything in them,

       forever the guardian of truth.

who brings justice for the oppressed,

    and who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord frees the prisoners; 

     the Lord gives sight to the blind.

The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.

    The Lord loves the righteous.

The Lord stands guard over the stranger;

   he supports both widows and orphans,

       but makes the path of the wicked slippery.

The Lord will reign forever,
    your God, Zion, for all generations!