Psalm 146

What a great Psalm that expresses the absolute trust we can and should have in our great God. Verse 3 should encourage us to think of the ways we trust in people instead of God. All disobedience is routed in relying on something or someone (ourselves included) other than God and figuring those things or people can satisfy our needs and our wants. Well we are wise not to put our trust in princes, or anything else for that matter unless it is part of what God directs, but our guidance, expectation, and provision comes from Him. And the Psalm tells us we will be blessed when our help comes from God!

And in addition to telling us God’s worthiness of praise and trust, this Psalm also tells us the things that are important to God. They are things and people that God has special care for that are threads throughout Scripture: the oppressed, the hungry, prisoners, the handicapped, the righteous, the alien, the orphan and the widow all have God’s special oversight. The evil….not so much…or actual oversight of a different kind…he frustrates their ways…….so let’s be the kind of people that warrant God’s blessing rather than the ones who He needs to frustrate…..