Psalms 146

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Put Not Your Trust in Princes

1 Praise ye the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Resurrection: Psalms 104:35, 105:45. References Lord: Psalms 103:1

2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity. while I have any being. Resurrection: Psalms 104:33. Parallel theme: Psalms 63:4

3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Parallel theme: Psalms 60:11, 62:9, 108:12, Isaiah 2:22, 31:3, 37:6

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Parallel theme: Psalms 33:10, 104:29, Genesis 2:7, 3:19, Job 14:21, 17:11, 27:3, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Isaiah 2:22, 1 Corinthians 2:6 +5

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: References God: Psalms 33:12, 46:7, 46:11, 84:8, 144:15, Exodus 3:6. References Lord: Psalms 84:12. Hope: Psalms 39:7, 71:5, 1 Peter 1:21 +5

6 Which made heavenHeaven: שָׁמַיִם (Shamayim). The Hebrew shamayim (שָׁמַיִם) means heaven or sky—God's dwelling place and the realm above earth. 'The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's' (Psalm 115:16), yet 'the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him' (1 Kings 8:27)., and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: Creation: Psalms 95:5, Genesis 1:1, Exodus 20:11, Jeremiah 32:17, Colossians 1:16, Revelation 14:7. Truth: Psalms 100:5, 117:2. Parallel theme: Psalms 89:2, Hebrews 6:18 +5

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. looseth the prisoners: Judgment: Psalms 10:18, 103:6. References Lord: Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18. Parallel theme: Psalms 68:6, 142:7

8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: Resurrection: Psalms 145:14, Matthew 11:5, 1 Peter 2:9. Love: Psalms 11:7, John 16:27. Parallel theme: Isaiah 35:5, Matthew 9:30, Acts 26:18, 2 Corinthians 7:6, Ephesians 1:18 +5

9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. References Lord: Proverbs 15:25, Malachi 3:5. Evil: Psalms 147:6. Parallel theme: Psalms 68:5, Jeremiah 49:11

10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity., O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. Kingdom: Psalms 10:16, Exodus 15:18, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, 6:26, 7:14, Revelation 11:15. References God: Isaiah 40:9, Joel 3:17. Parallel theme: Isaiah 12:6 +5