Psalm 146 — The focus is on God, the hope and help of His people,
utterly dependable, caring for all in need. God reigns. While I live I will
praise God. I will sing praise to God while I have any being. The grand
outburst of Hallelujahs, with which the book of Psalms comes to a climatic
close, is carried over to the end of the Bible itself, and is echoed in the
heavenly choirs of the redeemed (Revelation 19:1, 2, 4, 6).
Psalm 146 –
Praise to the Lord; Worthy of our Trust
Psalm 146 begins a series of five final songs in the
Book of Psalms, and the five are known as the Hallelujah Psalms. “In the
earlier psalms, we have studied the writers’ griefs, shames, sins, doubts, and
fears. We have witnessed the people of God in their defeats and victories,
their ups and downs in life. We have encountered rebellious words and
struggling faith. All this is behind us now. In these final psalms every word
is praise.
Collect for Psalm 146: God of glory and power, happy indeed are
those who have put their trust in You. Shine the brightness of Your light upon
us, that we may love You always with a pure heart and praise Your forever;
through Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. [3]
[1] The rich man and Lazarus, Schnorr von Carolsfeld woodcuts © WELS permission granted for personal and congregational use
[2] https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/psalm-146/
[3] Collect for Psalm 146, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By the Church, Vol. II © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
[4]Ibid, Collect for Tuesday of the week of Pentecost 15
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