Psalm 146
Psalm 146 Meaning
Psalm 146 warns against putting trust in princes and mortal people who cannot save, whose plans perish with them. Blessed instead is the one whose help is the God of Jacob.
This God executes justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry, sets prisoners free, opens the eyes of the blind, and lifts up those who are bowed down.
Key verses from Psalm 146
“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.”
Psalm 146:3
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:”
Psalm 146:5
“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”
Psalm 146:7
“The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:”
Psalm 146:8
How Psalm 146 points to Jesus
The works this psalm ascribes to God, opening blind eyes, freeing prisoners, lifting the bowed down, are exactly the works Jesus did. He is the God of Jacob who reigns forever.