Psalms 146 · Verse 1

Psalms 146:1

Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.
Psalms 146:1, King James Version

Psalms 146:1 in other translations

BSBHallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
WEBPraise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.
ASVPraise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
YLTPraise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, Jehovah.
DARBYHallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
BBELet the Lord be praised. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul.
WebsterPraise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

What does Psalms 146:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The psalmist, full of gratitude, purposes to praise God for ever, Psa 146:1, Psa 146:2; and exhorts not to trust in man, not even the most powerful; for which he gives his reasons, Psa 146:3, Psa 146:4. The great advantage of trusting in God, Psa 146:5. The mercies which they who trust in God may expect, Psa 146:6-9. The Divine government is everlasting, Psa 146:10. This is the first of the Psalms called Hallelujah Psalms, of which there are five, and which conclude the book. No author's name is prefixed to this, either in the Hebrew or Chaldee. But the Syriac, Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic, attribute it to Haggai and Zechariah. It was probably written after the captivity, and may refer to the time when Cyrus, prejudiced by the enemies of the Jews, withdrew his order for the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, to which revocation of the royal edict the third verse may refer: Put not your trust in princes etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 146:1-4
If it is our delight to praise the Lord while we live, we shall certainly praise him to all eternity. With this glorious prospect before us, how low do worldly pursuits seem! There is a Son of man in whom there is help, even him who is also the Son of God, who will not fail those that trust in him. But all other sons of men are like the man from whom they sprung, who, being in honour, did not abide. God has given the earth to the children of men, but there is great striving about it. Yet, after a while, no part of the earth will be their own, except that in which their dead bodies are laid. And when man returns to his earth, in that very day all his plans and designs vanish and are gone: what then comes of expectations from him?

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 146:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַֽלְלוּ\־ha.lu-praiseH1984
יָ֡הּyahYahwehH3050
הַלְלִ֥יha.LipraiseH1984
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiO self myH5315
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 146:1

  • Psalms 103:22-104:1

    Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

  • Psalms 103:1

    A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

  • Psalms 104:35

    Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Psalms 105:45

    That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The Psalmist vows perpetual praises to God.
3 He exhorts not to trust in man.
5 God, for his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted.

A.M. 3489. B.C. 515. Praise ye the Lord. Heb. Hallelujah.
105:45
Praise the Lord.
103:1,22; 104:1,35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 146:1

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

  • Psalms 146:2

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

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Psalms 146:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aleluya. ALABA, oh alma mía, á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Louez Jah. Mon âme, loue l’ Éternel!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Lobe Jehova, meine Seele!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Alleluja. Laudate Dominum, quoniam bonus est psalmus; Deo nostro sit jucunda, decoraque laudatio.