Psalm 146

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1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

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Chapter summary

The final Hallel begins (146–150, each opening and closing 'Praise ye Jehovah').

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The final Hallel begins (146–150, each opening and closing 'Praise ye Jehovah'). 'While I live will I praise Jehovah.' Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help, his breath goeth forth, his thoughts perish. 'Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God': who made heaven and earth, who keepeth truth for ever, who executeth justice for the oppressed, giveth food to the hungry, looseth the prisoners, openeth the eyes of the blind, raiseth up them that are bowed down, preserveth the sojourner, upholdeth the fatherless and widow. 'Jehovah will reign for ever.'

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Poetry · David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, others — Psalms overview

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