Psalms

Psalm 146 ©

1 The Psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God: 3 he exhorteth not to trust in man. 5 The benefit of trusting God by reason of his power, truth, justice, mercy, and everlasting dominion.

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PRAISE1 ye the LORD. aPraise the LORD, O my soul.

a Ps. 103.1,2; 104.1,35.
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bWhile I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

b Ps. 104.33,34; 145.1,2,5,21; 71.8,14-24; 119.164.
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cPut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no 2help.

c Ps. 62.9; 118.8,9; 33.16; 144.10. Pr. 21.31. Is. 2.22. Je. 17.5-7.
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His dbreath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

d Ps. 104.29. Ec. 12.7. Is. 2.22. Job 14.10; 17.11.
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eHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

e Je. 17.7,8. Is. 45.17,24,25. Ps. 144.15; 84.12; 2.12.
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Which fmade heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : gwhich keepeth truth for ever:

f Ge. 1.1. Ex. 20.11. Je. 32.17. Re. 14.7. Ac. 14.15.
g Ps. 100.5; 89.2. Mi. 7.20.
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Which hexecuteth judgment for the oppressed: which igiveth food to the hungry. jThe LORD looseth the prisoners:

h Ps. 103.6; 12.5; 72.4. Is. 49.25,26.
i Ps. 145.15,16; 136.25.
j Ps. 68.6; 107.14. Is. 61.1. Zec. 9.11.
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The kLORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD lraiseth them that are bowed down: the mLORD loveth the righteous:

k Mat. 9.30. Jn. 9.6-32. Is. 35.5. 1Pe. 2.9.
l Ps. 147.6; 145.14. Lu. 13.11-13. Mat. 11.5.
m De. 33.3. Ps. 11.7. Jn. 14.21,23.
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The LORD npreserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the oway of the wicked he turneth upside down.

n Pr. 15.25. De. 10.18,19. Ps. 10.14,18; 68.5. Je. 49.11. Ho. 14.3. Ex. 22.21,22.
o Job 5.12,13; 40.11,12. Pr. 4.19. Ps. 83.13-17; 21.8-12; 147.6.
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The pLORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. qPraise ye the LORD.

p Ex. 15.18. Re. 11.15,17. Is. 9.7. Da. 6.26; 7.14. Ps. 10.16.
q Ps. 105.45.