Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
Psalms 146:1-10.-Call to praise. Folly of trusting in dying man; the happiness of making the God of Jacob our help (Psalms 146:1-5); His gracious attributes; as Zion's God, He shall reign forever (Psalms 146:6-10). The Hallelujah marks the date after the Babylonian captivity. The Septuagint, Vulgate, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic, attribute the psalm to Haggai and Zechariah. It probably was sung at the dedication of the second temple (Hengstenberg). I prefer, as it, like Psalms 150:1-6, begins and ends with Hallelujah (Praise ye the Lord), to join it with them, as sung at the consecration of the walls under Nehemiah.
Praise ye the Lord (Hallelujah). Praise ye the Lord (Hallelujah).
Praise the Lord, O my soul - from Psalms 104:1; Psalms 104:35.