Psalms 146
146
Our True Help
A poetic psalm by Haggai and Zechariah # 146 As translated from the Septuagint. Pss. 146–150 are called “Hallelujah Psalms” because they all begin in Hebrew with the words “Hallelujah, praise the Lord.”
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
My innermost being will praise you, Lord!
2I will spend my life praising you and
singing high praises to you, my God, every day of my life!
3-4We can never look to men for help;
no matter who they are, they can’t save us,
for even our great leaders fail and fall.
They too are just mortals who will one day die.
At death the spirits of all depart and their bodies return to dust.
In the day of their death all their projects and plans are over.
5But those who hope in the Lord will be happy and pleased!
Our help comes from the God of Jacob!
6You keep all your promises.
You are the Creator of heaven’s glory,
earth’s grandeur, and the ocean’s greatness.
7The oppressed get justice with you.
The hungry are satisfied with you.
Prisoners find their freedom with you.
8You open the eyes of the blind,
and you fully restore those bent over with shame.
You love those who love and honor you.
9You watch over strangers and immigrants
and support the fatherless and widows.
But you subvert the plans of the ungodly.
10Lord, you will reign forever!
Zion’s God will rule throughout time and eternity!
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
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146
Trust in God the Creator and Redeemer
1Hallelujah!
2Praise the Lord, my soul;
I will praise the Lord all my life,
sing praise to my God while I live.#Ps 103:1; 104:33.
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3Put no trust in princes,
in children of Adam powerless to save.#Ps 118:8–9.
4Who breathing his last, returns to the earth;
that day all his planning comes to nothing.#Ps 90:3; 104:29; 1 Mc 2:63; Jb 34:14–15; Eccl 3:20; 12:7; Sir 40:11; Is 2:22.
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5Blessed the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord, his God,
6The maker of heaven and earth,
the seas and all that is in them,#Ps 121:2; 124:8; Ex 20:11; Acts 14:15; Rev 14:7.
Who keeps faith forever,
7secures justice for the oppressed,#Ps 103:6.
who gives bread to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free;#Ps 68:7; Is 49:9; 61:1.
8the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;#Ps 145:14.
the Lord loves the righteous.
9The Lord protects the resident alien,
comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,#Ps 68:6; Dt 10:18.
but thwarts the way of the wicked.
10The Lord shall reign forever,
your God, Zion, through all generations!#Ps 145:13; Lam 5:19.
Hallelujah!
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