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Psalms 146

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1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

2While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

3Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:

6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

7Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

8Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

9Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

10Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 146:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

Let the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

Praise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, Jehovah.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

Alleluia. Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 146:1.

Psalms 104:35
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
Psalms 103:1
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name.
Psalms 105:45
That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.
Psalms 103:22
Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

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(Hebrew)

To love; to have an affection, fondness, or desire for someone or something, ranging from human relationships to divine love for humanity, and even to less virtuous attachments.

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A person residing in a foreign land who is not considered a native, often enjoying certain protections.

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