₅Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them

and who depend on the LORD their God,

₆the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,

and all that is in them.

He always keeps his promises;

₇he judges in favour of the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets prisoners free

₈and gives sight to the blind.

He lifts those who have fallen;

he loves his righteous people.

₉He protects the strangers who live in our land;

he helps widows and orphans,

but takes the wicked to their ruin.

₁₀The LORD is king for ever.

Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time.

Praise the LORD!

“My heart praises the Lord;

₄₇my soul is glad because of God my Saviour,

₄₈for he has remembered me, his lowly servant!

From now on all people will call me happy,

₄₉because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me.

His name is holy;

₅₀from one generation to another

he shows mercy to those who honour him.

₅₁He has stretched out his mighty arm

and scattered the proud with all their plans.

₅₂He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones,

and lifted up the lowly.

₅₃He has filled the hungry with good things,

and sent the rich away with empty hands.

₅₄He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors,

and has come to the help of his servant Israel.

₅₅He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham

and to all his descendants for ever!”