Scripture: Psalm 146: 1-4
1 Praise the Lord! Let all that I am praise the Lord. 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath. 3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. 4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.
Scripture Commentary: Place your trust in the One who can.
Trust not in man for he is only here for a moment in time. Trust God. His Word is forever. The psalmist portrays man as an inadequate savior, a false hope. Even princes cannot deliver.
We must put our trust in God.
He is our only hope. We are lost in this stopping station called earth. The last four psalms overflow with praise. Each begins and ends with “Praise the Lord.” Together they show us where, why and how to trust and praise God. These psalms take our minds off ourselves and our problems and shortcomings. They focus us on God and give us the hope to go on.
Praise and trust in the Lord.
Praising and trusting God causes us to know how much He loves us and how much we love Him. As verse 8 says, “The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly.” Strive to become more and more like Him. The more you learn about God and His ways, the better you will understand yourself and learn what God has for you.
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