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Psalms 146:1

Psalms 146:1

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Psalms 146 — OverviewPsalms 146 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis 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.…Psalms 146 — OverviewPsalms 146 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 146:1, The Psalmist vows perpetual praises to God; Psalms 146:3, He exhorts not to trust in man; Psalms 146:5, God, for his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted.Psalms 146 — OverviewPsalms 146 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis psalm is entitled by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, "hallelujah", of Haggai and Zechariah; and by Apollinarius, the common hymn of them: and the Syriac inscription is still more…Psalms 146:1-4Psalms 146:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid 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 God, that it was enough for…Psalms 146:1Psalms 146:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryPraise ye the Lord (comp. on Psalms 111:1). Praise the Lord, O my soul (see Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2; Psalms 104:1, which only differ in the verb used—"bless" for "praise").Psalms 146:1-10Psalms 146:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THE psalter ends with a cluster of "Hallelujah Psalms," five in number, all of them both beginning and ending with the phrase. In the Hebrew none of them has any" title;" but it is generally considered that…