Blessed are those
whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord their God.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them.
He remains faithful forever.
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
The Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts those who are bowed down,
The Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalms 146: 5 to 9
