Psalms 146 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

  • Psalms 146:1 open_in_new

    The first of the five "Hallelujah" Psalms concluding the whole book; each beginning and ending with this word. The first has GENESIS for its subject; the second, Exodus; the third, LEVITICUS; the fourth, NUMBERS, and the fifth, DEUTERONOMY. See the Structure, p. 827, and notes below.

    Praise ye THE LORD. Hallelu-JAH. App-4.

    Praise. Figure of speech Apostrophe. App-6.

    the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

    O my soul. O. myself (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

  • Psalms 146:4 open_in_new

    His breath, &c. This verse occurs in the Apocrypha (1 Mace. Psa 2:63); but why is it assumed that this verse is taken from the Book of Maccabees, instead of this verse in Maccabees being taken from this Psalm?

    breath. spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. Not the same word as in Psalms 150:6.

    returneth. See Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19, and compare Ecclesiastes 12:7. Ecc 104:29.

    earth. ground, or dust. Hebrew. 'adamah. Not. erez. the Earth.

    thoughts. purposes, or plans.

  • Psalms 146:5 open_in_new

    Happy. The last of the twenty-seven Beatitudes in the Book of Psalms. See App-63.

    GOD. Hebrew El. App-4.

    of Jacob: i.e. the God who met Jacob (Genesis 28:13) when he had nothing (Genesis 32:10 and deserved nothing (but wrath, Genesis 27) and promised him everything. This title answers to the N.T. title "the Godof all grace" (1 Peter 5:10). Happy indeed are all they who have this God for their God.

    Whose. Supply the Ellipsis by repeating [Happy he] whose, &c.

    hope. expectation.

  • Psalms 146:7 open_in_new

    food. Hebrew bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6, for food in general.

    the. No Art. in Hebrew