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Psalms 146:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul.


Psalms 146:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 146:16 words
HebrewMeaning
הַֽלְלוּhaləlw
praiseverbH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
יָ֡הּyāh
YahwehnounH3050
the Lord · most vehement. Compare names in '-iah · ' '-jah.'
הַלְלִ֥יhaləliy
praiseverbH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗/יnapəšiy
O self mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 146:1

1. ...Behold the Psalm sounds; it is the voice of some one (and that some one are you, if you will), of some one encouraging his soul to praise God, and saying to himself, “Praise the Lord, O my soul” Psalm 145:1. For sometimes in the tribulations and temptations of this present life, whether we will or no, our soul is troubled; of which troubling he speaks in another Psalm. But to remove this troubling, he suggests joy; not as yet in reality, but in hope; and says to it when…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 146 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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