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Psalms 146

Praise the Lord, O my soul

Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.a 2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.b 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.c

4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.d 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,e 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,f 8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.g 9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

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

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Psalm 146 opens the final 'Hallelujah' crescendo of the Psalter, a five-psalm doxology that closes the book of praise. This first of the five calls the congregation to trust not in human princes—whose breath fails—but in the God of Jacob, who keeps faith forever. The psalm contra

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 146(5)

HeavenSeaSoulSpiritThe Way

Bible Characters· Psalms 146(1)

Jacob

References· Psalms 146

a
v.1 — Psalms 103:22, Psalms 103:1, Psalms 104:35, Psalms 105:45
b
v.2 — Psalms 63:4, Psalms 104:33, Psalms 71:14-15, Psalms 145:1-2, Revelation 7:9-17
c
v.3 — Psalms 118:8-9, Jeremiah 17:5-6, Isaiah 2:22, Psalms 108:12, Isaiah 31:3, Psalms 62:9, Isaiah 37:6, Psalms 60:11
d
v.4 — Ecclesiastes 12:7, Psalms 104:29, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:19, 1 Corinthians 2:6, Psalms 33:10, Isaiah 2:22, Job 17:11, Job 14:21, Job 14:10
e
v.5 — Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalms 144:15, Psalms 71:5, Psalms 33:12, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 84:12, Genesis 32:24-29, Exodus 3:6, Psalms 84:8, Psalms 46:7
f
v.7 — Psalms 103:6, Psalms 68:6, Isaiah 61:1, Zechariah 9:11-12, Proverbs 22:22-23, Luke 4:18, Psalms 142:7, Psalms 10:18, Psalms 107:9-10, Psalms 72:4
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v.8 — Psalms 145:14, Psalms 11:7, Acts 26:18, Matthew 9:30, Isaiah 35:5, Ephesians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 7:6, Luke 13:11-13, Matthew 11:5, John 16:27
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v.10 — Psalms 10:16, Exodus 15:18, Revelation 11:15, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:14, Isaiah 12:6, Joel 3:17, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, Isaiah 40:9

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