Key: D
Introduction: C F C G
C G
1 Praise the Lord, my soul, O praise Him
C G
to the Lord your praises give
C F
2 I will praise Him my whole life
C G C
sing praise to God long as I live.
G C G C
3 Do not put your trust in princes
G Am D G
in mere man who cannot save&mdash
C F
4 When they die, their plans are nothing
C G C
they de-scend in-to the grave.
C G
5 Bless-ed is the one whose help is
C G
Jacob&rsquo s God&mdash how bless&rsquo d is he!
C F
Bless-ed is the one whose hope is
C G C
in the Lord his God, for He
G C G C
6 is the Maker of the heavens,
G Am D G
Maker of the earth and sea
C F
He, the Lord, made all that fills them,
C G C
and keeps faith e-ter-nal-ly.
C G
7 He upholds the cause of those who
C G
are oppressed&mdash to them is kind
C F
He gives food un-to the hun-gry
C G C
and gives sight un-to the blind.
G C G C
8 The Lord sets the pris&rsquo ners free -
G Am D G
lifts up those who are bowed down
C F
The Lord loves the righteous ones, and
C G C
does their lives with glory crown.
C G
9 The Lord watches o&rsquo er the strangers
C G
and sustains the father-less
C F
Helps the widows, but He frustrates
C G C
wicked ones who would o-ppress.
G C G C
10 The Lord God will reign for-ever
G Am D G
your God, Zion, ever-more
C F
He reigns for all gene-rations
C G C
hal-le-lujah! Praise the Lord!