Psalms 146:1
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
In Context
2While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Cross References
Psalms 103:1Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
Psalms 104:35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 105
Matthew Henry on Psalms 146:1
This and all the rest of the psalms that follow begin and end with Hallelujah, a word which puts much of God's praise into a little compass; for in it we praise him by his name Jah, the contraction of Jehovah. In this excellent psalm of praise, I. The psalmist engages himself to praise God, ver. 1, 2 . II. He engages others to trust in him, which is one necessary and acceptable way of praising him. 1. He shows why we should not trust in men, ver. 3, 4 . 2. Why we should trust in God ( ver. 5 ), because of his… Read the whole commentary →