Psalms 146:2

Psalms 146:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
• New King James Version (NKJV)While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will praise the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.

Context of Psalms 146:2

1Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. 4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

Psalms 146:2 word by word

אֲהַלְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה בְּחַיָּ֑י אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה לֵֽאלֹהַ֣י בְּעוֹדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• While I liveחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• will I praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will sing praisesזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• unto my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 146:2

• Psalms 63:4I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
• Psalms 71:14As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
• Psalms 104:33I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
• Psalms 145:1I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

Commentaries on Psalms 146:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2While I live will I praise the Lord … - See the notes at Psalm 104:33, where the same language occurs substantially as in this verse: “I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” The idea is, not merely that he would praise him during this life - short and fleeting as it is - but that as long as he had an existence - in the future world - forever he would praise him. Through every period of my life Thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The call to praise (Psalm 146:1–2) leads to a warning against foolishness and false confidence (146:3–4). The psalm ends with a blessing for everyone who places their hope in the Lord (Psalm 146:5–7).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 2as long as I exist Heb. בעודי.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 146:2

• Praise

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Commentaries on Psalms 146

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings