Psalm 146 (English Standard Version)

Psalm 146

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

¹ Praise the LORD!Praise the LORD, O my soul! ²I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

³ Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
⁴When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.

⁵ Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
⁶ who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faith forever;
⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets the prisoners free;

⁸ the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
⁹ The LORD watches over the sojourners;
he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

¹⁰ The LORD will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the LORD!

I love this psalm. Growing up I used this passage to strengthen me when I felt alone. I still use it today. As a single woman, I receive a lot of questions about "Why don't you have a boyfriend?" I would love to say that it is because I don't place my trust in princes of this world, yet I find myself comforting myself with this passage after the princes of this world have disappointed me.

There is one prince of this world, nay a king who will never disappoint me. His name is Jesus Christ. He has been given full dominion over this world. I have pledged my life to serve Him. I don't serve Him faithfully as I should, but God is teaching me to day by day.

This past week I had a patient, a woman in her 80's and she asked me if I was married. I said no and expected the round of questions of "why not?" Instead she leaned forward and said with a smile, "Good, wait for the right one." This woman's sweetness brought joy to my heart.

Holy Father, may I put my trust, my hope, my faith in You. May I keep Your faith forever. May I be able to execute justice in Your name. May I be able to give to the needy. Please free me from the chains of sin. Please open my eyes to my sin and I be able to turn from my wicked ways. I wish to praise Your name to the nations. I want to praise you so that I might not turn from Thee. Amen