Psalm 146

Psalm 146 in the 15th century book of hours Très Riches Heures

The Psalm 146 is the 146th of the 150 psalms in the Book of Psalms of the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament . According to the numbering of the Greek Septuagint, the 145th Psalm. It is divided into ten verses and begins and ends with the cry “ Hallelujah !”. It is one of the praise psalms.

The Little Hallel (Psalm 146–150) begins with Psalm 146 .

liturgy

In Judaism

• Psalm 146 is part of Psuke desimra from the Jewish morning prayer and is recited daily

In the Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church

• Laudes on Thursday of the fourth week
• Lauds of the Office of the Dead (alternatively 150 )

In the Evangelical Church

• Psalm of the 14th Sunday after Trinity in the pericope order

Musical reception

Psalm 146 forms the basis for a number of church music arrangements:

• Anton Bruckner : Psalm 146 in A major for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed choir and orchestra ( WAB 37), 1860
• Manfred Gerigk : Three laudatory psalms GerWV 51.
• Paul Gerhardt : You my soul, sing , 1653 with a melody by Johann Georg Ebeling , 1666
• Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt : Praise the Lord, oh my soul , 1714

Web links

Commons : Psalm 146  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Psalm 146 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 146 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain for settings of Psalm 146 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
• Sermon on Psalm 146: Hallelujah Most High. kirche-klingenthal.de