Psalms 146:1

PSALM CXLVI

The psalmist, full of gratitude, purposes to praise God for

ever, 1, 2;

and exhorts not to trust in man, not even the most powerful;

for which he gives his reasons, 3, 4.

The great advantage of trusting in God, 5.

The mercies which they who trust in God may expect, 6-9.

The Divine government is everlasting, 10.

NOTES ON PSALM CXLVI

This is the first of the Psalms called Hallelujah Psalms, of which there are five, and which conclude the book. No author's name is prefixed to this, either in the Hebrew or Chaldee. But the Syriac, Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic, and Arabic, attribute it to Haggai and Zechariah. It was probably written after the captivity, and may refer to the time when Cyrus, prejudiced by the enemies of the Jews, withdrew his order for the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, to which revocation of the royal edict the third verse may refer: Put not your trust in princes, c.