Psalms 146:1
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
BSB
ASV
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
KJV
Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord, O my soul. He did not say, praise the body, but, praise, O my soul; not that he condemned the body, but he condemned the works of the flesh. Praise the Lord, O my soul. The soul exhorts itself. Just as if David were to say, Praise the Lord, O David; so too the soul itself says to itself, Praise the Lord, O my soul.
Praise ye the Lord, or, Hallelujah. It is saddening to remember how this majestic word has been trailed in the mire of late. Its irreverent use is an aggravated instance of taking the name of Jehovah our God in vain. Let us hope that it has been done in ignorance by the ruder sort; but great responsibility lies with leaders who countenance and even copy this blasphemy. With holy awe let us pronounce the word hallelujah, and by it summon ourselves and all others to adore the God of the whole earth.
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Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
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Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
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Psalms 105:45that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your…
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Psalms 103:22Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
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Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.