Psalms 146:2
I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
In Context
1Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Cross References
Judges 5:3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, unto the LORD will I sing; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Psalms 71:14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise Thee yet more and more.
Psalms 145:1A Psalm of praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 146:2-5
The Divine Bounty. 1 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. David is supposed to have penned this psalm; and he was himself a prince, a mighty prince; as such, it might be thought, 1. That he should be exempted from the service of praising… Read the whole commentary →