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1 Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah. 2 Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God as long as I shall be. Do not trust in the leaders, 3 in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation. 4 His spirit will depart, and he will return to his earth. In that day, all their thoughts will perish. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob: his hope is in the Lord God himself, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all the things that are in them. 7 He preserves the truth forever. He executes judgment for those who suffer injury. He provides food for the hungry. The Lord releases those who are bound. 8 The Lord enlightens the blind. The Lord sets upright those who have been thrown down. The Lord loves the just. 9 The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners. 10 The Lord shall reign forever: your God, O Zion, from generation to generation.