The psalmist concluded by affirming that Israel"s God will reign as long as human life endures. This was his conclusion in view of what he had said about God"s abilities earlier in this psalm. Consequently people should praise the Lord. [source][source][source]
Whereas human life depends on man"s need to trust his fellow Prayer of Manasseh , we should avoid the temptation to trust in human beings entirely or even primarily. Yahweh is the only Person who is worthy of our absolute trust. Reflection on the differences between people and God makes this clear. [1][source]
Context Summary
Psalms 146:1-10 - The Lord Loveth The Righteous
This and the four following psalms are the "Hallelujah" Psalms. Each begins with that word. They were probably composed for use in the second Temple. In the Septuagint this psalm is ascribed to Zechariah and Haggai. The key to it is Psalms 146:5, which is the last of the twenty-six "Blesseds" in the Psalter. What can bring more blessedness into life than the recognition of Jehovah as Help and Hope?
Psalms 146:6-10 emphasizes the present tense in a way which reminds us of the words of our Lord: "My Father worketh hitherto." It is true that with the oppressed and the prisoners in iron circumstance, the blind and the bowed-down, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widowed, the promises appear unfulfilled. This, however, is probably due to the failure of God's Church and of themselves to realize that the Kingdom has been set up in the unseen sphere, but that we need to appropriate its deliverances by faith. "They which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign." But all God's promises, like the great promise of salvation, are contingent on the exercise of faith. [source]
Chapter Summary: Psalms 146
1The Psalmist vows perpetual praises to God 3He exhorts not to trust in man 5God, for his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted
What do the individual words in Psalms 146:10 mean?
Shall reignYahwehforeverYour GodZiontoand all generationsPraiseYAH