Self-interpreting Bible

Psalms 146

1The Psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God: 3he exhorteth not to trust in man. 5The benefit of trusting God by reason of his power, truth, justice, mercy, and everlasting dominion.

1 PRAISE¹ ye the LORD. ^aPraise the LORD, O my soul.

1: Heb. Hallelujah. Ps. 104.35. , Ps. 104:35
a: Ps. 103:1 , Ps. 103:2 , Ps. 104:1 , Ps. 104:35

2 ^bWhile I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

b: Ps. 104:33 , Ps. 104:34 , Ps. 145:1 , Ps. 145:2 , Ps. 145:5 , Ps. 145:21 , Ps. 71:8 , Ps. 71:14 - 24 , Ps. 119:164

3 ^cPut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no ²help.

c: Ps. 62:9 , Ps. 118:8 , Ps. 118:9 , Ps. 33:16 , Ps. 144:10 , Pr. 21:31 , Is. 2:22 , Je. 17:5 - 7
2: Or, salvation.

4 His ^dbreath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

d: Ps. 104:29 , Ec. 12:7 , Is. 2:22 , Job 14:10 , Job 17:11

5 ^eHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

e: Je. 17:7 , Je. 17:8 , Is. 45:17 , Is. 45:24 , Is. 45:25 , Ps. 144:15 , Ps. 84:12 , Ps. 2:12

6 Which ^fmade heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: ^gwhich keepeth truth for ever:

f: Ge. 1:1 , Ex. 20:11 , Je. 32:17 , Re. 14:7 , Ac. 14:15
g: Ps. 100:5 , Ps. 89:2 , Mi. 7:20

7 Which ^hexecuteth judgment for the oppressed: which ⁱgiveth food to the hungry. ^jThe LORD looseth the prisoners:

h: Ps. 103:6 , Ps. 12:5 , Ps. 72:4 , Is. 49:25 , Is. 49:26
i: Ps. 145:15 , Ps. 145:16 , Ps. 136:25
j: Ps. 68:6 , Ps. 107:14 , Is. 61:1 , Zec. 9:11

8 The ^kLORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD ^lraiseth them that are bowed down: the ^mLORD loveth the righteous:

k: Mat. 9:30 , Jn. 9:6 - 32 , Is. 35:5 , 1Pe. 2:9
l: Ps. 147:6 , Ps. 145:14 , Lu. 13:11 - 13 , Mat. 11:5
m: De. 33:3 , Ps. 11:7 , Jn. 14:21 , Jn. 14:23

9 The LORD ⁿpreserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the ^oway of the wicked he turneth upside down.

n: Pr. 15:25 , De. 10:18 , De. 10:19 , Ps. 10:14 , Ps. 10:18 , Ps. 68:5 , Je. 49:11 , Ho. 14:3 , Ex. 22:21 , Ex. 22:22
o: Job 5:12 , Job 5:13 , Job 40:11 , Job 40:12 , Pr. 4:19 , Ps. 83:13 - 17 , Ps. 21:8 - 12 , Ps. 147:6

10 The ^pLORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. ^qPraise ye the LORD.

p: Ex. 15:18 , Re. 11:15 , Re. 11:17 , Is. 9:7 , Da. 6:26 , Da. 7:14 , Ps. 10:16
q: Ps. 105:45