What does Psalm 146:2 mean?
Please see our chapter commentary on Psalm 146; verse-level content coming soon!Psalm 146:1–4 is the psalmist's promise to worship God so long as he has life in his body. This faith inspires his advice to others: trust God above all others, not other men. Sinful men will make mistakes, and die (Romans 3:10, 23, 26). The next verses explain that the Lord is the only One who created everything and the only one who will rule forever.
In Hebrew, the phrase halelu-yāh is an expression of praise and worship to God. That term both begins and ends this psalm. In between, the psalmist notes that only God is truly reliable. Limited men are not a source of salvation. The Lord, however, created all things and acts with power towards those who are in need. Only God will rule eternally, making Him the only One truly worthy of praise.
