Psalms 146
The psalmist praises the Lord and vows to continue doing so as long as he lives, warning against trusting in human leaders who are mortal and powerless. Instead, he finds happiness in trusting the God of Jacob, who created the universe and upholds truth, executes justice for the oppressed, and cares for the vulnerable. The Lord is described as a God who frees prisoners, heals the blind, and protects the righteous, strangers, orphans, and widows. The psalm concludes with the affirmation that the Lord will reign forever.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my 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 goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
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