psalm-146:2

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 146:2

Jerusalem. After the captivity, (Worthington) or at the beginning of David's reign, when he had taken Sion, and Israel acknowledged his dominion, 2 Kings v. It may also allude to the Church, (John xi. 51.) and to heaven, Hebrews xii. 22., and Apocalypse xxi. (Berthier) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 146:1-4

1-4 If it is our delight to praise the Lord while we live, we shall certainly praise him to all eternity. With this glorious prospect before us, how low do worldly pursuits seem! There is a Son of man in whom there is help, even him who is also the Son of God, who will not fail those that trust in him. But all other sons of men are like the man from whom they sprung, who, being in honour, did not abide. God has given the earth to the children of men, but there is great striving about it. Yet,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 146:1-10

A Hallelujah to the True Helper. This psalm, whose author is not known, is the first of the five Hallelujah Psalms with which the psalter closes, an invitation to praise the Lord for the merciful and faithful exercise of His power, especially in acts of kindness to the needy. v. 1. Praise ye the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul, this invitation, addressed to himself, placing the poet in the right mood to continue his hymn with all the vigor of a heart charged with the consciousness of God's... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 146:1-10

Psalms 146:01 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... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 146:1-10

the Lord Loveth the Righteous Psalms 146:1-10 This and the four following psalms are the “Hallelujah” Psalms. Each begins with that word. They were probably composed for use in the second Temple. In the Septuagint this psalm is ascribed to Zechariah and Haggai. The key to it is Psalms 146:5 , which is the last of the twenty-six “Blesseds” in the Psalter. What can bring more blessedness into life than the recognition of Jehovah as Help and Hope? Psalms 146:6-10 emphasizes the present tense... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 146:1-10

We now come to the final psalms of adoration, each one of which opens and closes with the great call to praise. “Hallelujah, praise the Lord.” The theme of this first is that of the sufficiency of God as the Helper of His people. It opens with the personal note of determination to praise (vv. Psa 146:1-2 ). As a background the inability of man to help is declared. He is not to be trusted, for “his breath goeth forth.” In contrast with this helplessness the strength of Jehovah is celebrated as... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 146:2

THE PRAISE BOOK OF THE JEWISH CHURCH‘I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.’Psalms 146:2Consider the glory and the use of the Book of Psalms. I. Think, first, of the rareness and preciousness of that unique gift to the Church.—The Hebrew’s characteristic was his religion, and not his literature. The Hebrew race left behind it a trophy corresponding to this characteristic. It was not a code of laws, embodying the great issues of justice, though Moses was of the seed of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 146:1-10

CXLVI. This Ps., like the remaining Pss. to the end of the Psalter, begins and closes with the word Hallelujah (Praise Yah). These Pss. may originally have formed a collection by themselves. The theme of the Ps. is much the same as that of Psalms 105. It is vain to trust man and a blessed thing to trust in God, who made the heaven and the earth, who protects those who love Him and relieves the desolate and oppressed. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 146:1-10

INTRODUCTIONIn the Hebrew this Psalm has no superscription. The Septuagint has the superscription, “Hallelujah. Of Haggai and Zechariah;” and is followed in this respect by the Vulgate and the Syriac. This is based perhaps on ancient tradition; but has no higher authority. Modern expositors are generally agreed that the Psalm was composed after the exile. Thus Perowne: “The Psalm bears evident traces, both in style and language, and also in its allusions to other Psalms, of belonging to the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 146:1-10

Psalms 146:1-10 Now the final psalms or the Hallel psalms. They begin with hallelujah and end with hallelujah in the Hebrew.Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live I will praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goes forth, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in... read more