Psalms 146:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye: Heb. Hallelujah

KJV

Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

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

Praise you the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

146:2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

What does Psalms 146:1 mean?

Psalms 146:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַל (hâlal), יָהּ (Yâhh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

the

LORD.יָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

soul.נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

Praise

ye:

Heb.

Hallelujah

Topics

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 146:1.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 146:1 say?

Psalms 146:1 (King James Version) reads: "Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye: Heb. Hallelujah"

Is Psalms 146:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 146:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 146:1, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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