The Strand Study Bible

PSALMS 145:1

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PSALMS 147:8

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. Psalm 146 Probably a psalm of David Date Written - Unknown 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 7 Which executeth judgment for the op- pressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The 17 LORD looseth the prisoners: 8 The 18 LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the 19 LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 10 The LORD shall reign 10 for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. P Psalm 147 Probably a psalm of David Date Written - Unknown 1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to s ing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and binde 20 th up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

case: yea, 1 happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. READ NEXT - II Samuel 8:7-12 Psalm 145 A psalm of David Date Written - Unknown 1 I will extol thee, my God, O 2 KI NG ; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his 3 greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy 4 works to another, and shall declare thy 5 mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy 6 majesty, and of thy 4 wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the 5 might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy 3 greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The 7 LORD is 8 gracious, and 9 full of 8 compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his 4 works. 10 All thy 4 works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of 10 THY KING DOM , and talk of thy 5 power; P 12 To make known to the sons of men his 5 mighty acts, and the glorious 6 majesty of 10 HIS KING DOM . P 13 10 THY KING DOM is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 5 dominion endureth throughout all generations. P 14 The LORD 11 upholdeth all that fall, and 12 raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 5IF FZFT PG BMM XBJU VQPO UIFF BOE UIPV HJWFTU UIFN UIFJS NFBU JO EVF TFBTPO 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satis- fiest the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is 6 nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him 14 in truth. 19 He will 15 fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will 16 save them. 20 The LORD 16 preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

1. Note - There are two ingredients

necessary for “happiness” to occur: * knowing God

(Psa 144:15) * obeying God (Jn 13:17) 2. Psa 44:4 3. speaks of, “God’s greatness is linked to His omniscience. It is unsearchable, and thus unknow- able, except to Him ( Deut 29:29 ) 4. speaks of, “God’s omnipotence; His creation” – Rom 1:20b – point #4 5. speaks of, “God’s omnipotence; His power” – Rom 1:20b – point #4 6. speaks of, “God’s omnipresence” – * $ISP 7. Jn 1:14 8. speaks of, “God’s loving-kindness” 9. Mt 9:36 & 14:14 10. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4,6 (Christ’s Kingdom) (See - Rev 11:15 ) 11. speaks of, “God’s ability to deliver; God’s omni- potence” – Rom 1:20b – point #4 12. speaks of, “God’s desire to encourage; His kindness” 13. speaks of, “God’s omnipotence; His provision” – Rom 1:20b – point #4 14. Prov 15:29 15. speaks of, “God’s goodness” 16. speaks of, “God’s eternal immutability; His salvation” – Psa 9:14 17. Isa 61:1 18. Mt 9:27-30 & Jn 9:1-7 19. Lk 13:10-13 20. Note - In omniscience” Note - God’s order to exalt the omnipotence and omniscience of God, the Psalmist here represents Him as taking a survey of the stars ( He telleth the number of the stars - Isa 40:26 ).

6 The LORD lifteth up the me e k: h e casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, whomak- 145:2 We praise God because of His attributes ( Colo 2:9 and Rom 1:20b ), not ours. Psalm 145 is the only chapter in the Bible that includes every moral and natural attribute of God. The underlined words in Psalm 145 are the attributes.