The psalm opens and closes with hallelujah, as the speaker calls his own soul to praise the LORD for as long as he lives. It warns against trusting princes or any human savior whose plans perish with his breath, then declares the blessedness of those whose help is the God of Jacob, the maker of heaven and earth, who keeps faith forever, does justice for the oppressed, feeds the hungry, lifts the bowed down, protects the vulnerable, overturns the way of the wicked, and reigns forever in Zion.
Psalm 146 begins the final hallelujah sequence of the Psalter by shifting the center of trust away from human rulers and firmly onto the LORD alone. It fits Book V as a public answer to all the preceding prayers for rescue and kingdom: the God who is praised at the end is the one whose reign is not abstract power but faithful care for the weak, the hungry, the stranger, and the righteous.
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H1allelujah! 2I will praise the LORD all my life; 3Put not your trust in princes, 4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground;
5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, 6the Maker of heaven and earth, 7He executes justice for the oppressed
8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, 9The LORD protects foreigners; 10The LORD reigns forever,
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