Psalm 146

Psalm 146:1 ESV

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Psalm 146:1–2 ESV

1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

The ESV Study Bible Chapter 146

“Praise the LORD” (Hb. hallelu-yah), makes it plain that this hymn calls God’s people to praise him. The theme is that the Lord’s reign makes him a sure hope for God’s suffering people.

Psalms, Volume 3: (Psalms 107–150): An Expositional Commentary Hallelujah!

Hallelujah is a compound word made up of two Hebrew words: hallel (an imperative verb meaning “praise”) and jah (a contraction of the name for God, Jehovah). So hallelujah means “Praise the Lord (or Jehovah).” Hallelujah was often used as a liturgical response in Jewish worship, much as we might also use it. The leader would say something like, “The Lord is good; his love endures forever.” The people would respond, “Hallelujah.”

What is the chief end of man?

The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.

Isaiah 43:6–7 ESV

6 I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”

A Hallelujah is a command to do what you were made to do.

Chose to praise -

Martin Luther

“The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.”

God is most Beautifully Praised When His people Hear His word, Love His Word, and Obey His Word.

Albert Mohler

Be careful who you trust.

Psalm 146:3–4 ESV

3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.

Government can’t save you!

You can trust God!

Psalm 146:5–10 ESV

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free; 8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. 9 The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 10 The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!

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Faithlife Study Bible Psalm 146

The Hebrew word used here, ger, refers to resident aliens who were outside of social power structures and vulnerable to injustice

God cares for the most vulnerable among us!

verse 9 speask of the sojourner

Deuteronomy 10:18–19 ESV

18 He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. 19 Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Deut 10:

Faithlife Study Bible Psalm 146

The Hebrew word used here, ger, refers to resident aliens who were outside of social power structures and vulnerable to injustice

Exodus 22:21–24 ESV

21 “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

exod 22:21-224