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-Dan
Here is some a couple of snips from the reflections that touched me on studying Psalm 146.
God’s help does not mean a carefree existence for the righteous. In other words, by characterizing “the righteous” as being oppressed and hungry and imprisoned and so on, Psalm 146 conveys the eschatological perspective of the psalter: God’s reign is proclaimed amid circumstances that seem to deny it. --J. CLINTON McCANN, JR., New Interpreter's Bible Vol. IV
To trust in “princes” and “mortals” is a perennial and pervasive temptation, especially in a thoroughly secularized society like ours. Human help seems so compelling and immediate and effective. Self-help schemes abound, and the credo of our culture has virtually become, “God helps those who help themselves”. Such a credo, however, results inevitably not in praise of God but in self-congratulation. --J. CLINTON McCANN, JR., New Interpreter's Bible Vol. IV
