Psalm 146 Commentary
Praise the LORD!
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KEY THOUGHT: Praise the Lord, O my soul! [Psalm 146:1b NKJV]
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Psalm 146 NKJV
The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord
146 Praise[a] the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in [b]a son of man, in whom there is no [c]help.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day his plans perish.
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He [d]turns upside down.
10 The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
a. Psalm 146:1 Heb. Hallelujah
b. Psalm 146:3 A human being
c. Psalm 146:3 salvation
d. Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 146 Commentary
The psalmist will praise the LORD all his life. Verse 2. Unlike Psalm 145, where the psalmist will praise the LORD forever and ever, this psalm is less ambitious. He is looking to praise the LORD as long as he is alive!
The focus is on the activities between the date of birth and the date of death. At the expiry date, all human plans come to nothing. This should include the psalmist’s plan for praise!
Verse 4 is interesting. The human spirit departs, and the body goes back to the ground. Where does the spirit go? Is there a hint of eternity even in this less ambitious psalm?
A mother’s love can be very strong, but it is confined to the two dates. It can be genuine, and often it is. It can be unconditional. Yet it is restricted by both the mortality of humans and the inherent incapacities, including aging.
On the other hand, the Creator God is almighty and faithful.
The material world has limits. Other qualities of creation are also bound by time. Indeed, there is time for everything!
It is a blessing to have the LORD God as your help and hope.
He is concerned about your freedom. The oppressed can look up to him for deliverance. The hungry can have food. The blind can see. Doesn’t this sound like the mission of the LORD Jesus Christ? He came to set the prisoners free and to let the blind see. So much from a less ambitious psalm!
So the prisoner is free, and the oppressed is at liberty, but for what? Won’t they still face the ugly and rude date of death? A point at which all human projects come to an end, good or bad?
The New Testament saint won’t have these questions because his trust is in the LORD God, who remains faithful forever. We know the LORD Jesus Christ releases prisoners from their prisons of addictions, hatred, emptiness, and importantly, from the prison of mortality.
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor 15:55-57.
Maybe the focus of this psalm isn’t between the two dates of mortals. We can look at it again and be happy that the LORD has answered all our questions. Praise the LORD!
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