Psalms 146:2

146:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye: Heb. Hallelujah

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

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While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

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

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

146:3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. help: or, salvation

What does Psalms 146:2 mean?

Psalms 146:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חַי (chay), הָלַל (hâlal), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

While

liveחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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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

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

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praisesזָמַרzâmar/zaw-mar'/H2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music

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Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

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What does Psalms 146:2 say?

Psalms 146:2 (King James Version) reads: "While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being."

Is Psalms 146:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 146:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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