📖 Psalms — Chapter 146 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 146:1 RTPraise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
Psalms 146:2 RWhile I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Psalms 146:3 RPut not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no Thelp.
Psalms 146:4 RHis breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Psalms 146:5 RHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
Psalms 146:6 Which Rmade heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Psalms 146:7 Which Rexecuteth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
Psalms 146:8 The LORD Ropeneth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Psalms 146:9 The LORD Rpreserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Psalms 146:10 The LORD shall Rreign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 146:1–4 — Praise without trusting mortal rulers
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Lifelong praise is joined to a warning against ultimate trust in princes. Their breath and plans cease, exposing the limits of earthly power.
Key Truth: Do not make rulers your ultimate hope.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my ____ .” (Psalms 146:1)
Find it in Psalms 146:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Put not your trust in ____ , nor in the son of man, in whom there …” (Psalms 146:3)
Find it in Psalms 146:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “His ____ goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very …” (Psalms 146:4)
Find it in Psalms 146:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 146:5–7 — The faithful Creator helps the vulnerable
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Maker keeps truth, executes justice, feeds the hungry, and frees prisoners. Hope rests in this faithful helper.
Key Truth: Hope in the Creator who acts justly.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose ____ is in the LORD his God:” (Psalms 146:5)
Find it in Psalms 146:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth ____ for ever:” (Psalms 146:6)
Find it in Psalms 146:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the ____ :” (Psalms 146:7)
Find it in Psalms 146:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 146:8–10 — Care and an enduring reign
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Blind, bowed-down, foreign, fatherless, and widowed people receive care. God’s lasting reign contrasts with mortal rulers and the overturning of wicked ways.
Key Truth: Care for people God remembers.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The LORD openeth the eyes of the ____ : the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the …” (Psalms 146:8)
Find it in Psalms 146:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and ____ : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside …” (Psalms 146:9)
Find it in Psalms 146:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “The LORD shall ____ for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. …” (Psalms 146:10)
Find it in Psalms 146:10 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
James 1:27 — Care for vulnerable people expresses faithful religion.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Whose unmet need should draw your practical attention?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why is praise lifelong while princely trust is limited?
2. How does the Maker’s help differ from mortal power?
3. What ties justice to tangible need?
4. How does care reach people lacking customary protection?
5. What final contrast outlasts every prince?
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