Psalms 146:1
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
In Context
2While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
Cross References
Psalms 103:1Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
Psalms 104:35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!
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 →