Psalms

Psalm 146

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


1PRAISE1 ye the LORD. aPraise the LORD, O my soul.

1Heb. Hallelujah. Ps. 104.35.

a Ps. 103.1,2; 104.1,35.

2bWhile 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.

3cPut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no 2help.

2Or, salvation.

c Ps. 62.9; 118.8,9; 33.16; 144.10. Pr. 21.31. Is. 2.22. Je. 17.5-7.

4His 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.

5eHappy 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.

6Which 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.

7Which 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.

8The 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.

9The 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.

10The 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.