Show Don't Tell: Psalm 146

Instead of saying "Trust God, not human rulers," watch the breath leave. First of five final Hallelujah psalms (146-150). "Praise 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." Lifelong praise commitment. "Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing." Breath leaving, returning to dust, plans evaporating. Same day. "Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God." Better hope. Then what this God does: "He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked." Eight actions: makes, remains faithful, upholds oppressed, feeds hungry, frees prisoners, gives sight, lifts bowed, loves righteous, watches foreigners, sustains orphans/widows, frustrates wicked. "The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD."