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Psalm 146
Psalm 146
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
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Verse 2
<html><b>as long as I exist</b> Heb. בעודי.</html>
Verse 4
<html><b>his thoughts</b> Heb. עשתונותיו his thoughts.</html>
Verse 5
<html><b>Praiseworthy</b> is he in whose help is the God of Jacob, for the Holy One, blessed be He, promised him (Gen. 28:15): “Behold I am with you, and I shall guard You, etc., and I shall return you.” Now why is He praiseworthy? Because He made heaven and earth and the sea, and since all is His, He has the power to guard him on the sea and on dry land; but a mortal king, although he watches him on dry land, cannot watch him on the sea.</html>
Verse 6
<html><b>Who keeps truth forever</b> To the end of many generations, He fulfills and keeps the truth of His promise.</html>
Verse 9
<html><b>strengthens</b> Heb. יעודד, an expression of strength.</html>
Verse 10
<html><b>The Lord will reign forever</b> He will perpetuate His kingdom with the redemption of His children.</html>