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Psalms 146:2
"While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being."
"“Whoso offereth praise,” says the Creator, “glorifieth Me.” Psalm 50:23 . All the inhabitants of heaven unite in praising God. Let us learn the song of the angels now, that we may sing it when we join their shining ranks. Let us say with the psalmist, “While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.” “Let the people praise Thee, O God; let all the people praise Thee.” Psalm 146:2 ; 67:5 . PP 289.3"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:2 in this passage.
Psalms 146:3
"Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help."
"Human power and human might did not establish the church of God, and neither can they destroy it. Not on the rock of human strength, but on Christ Jesus, the Rock of Ages, was the church founded, “and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 . The presence of God gives stability to His cause. “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man,” is the word that comes to us. Psalm 146:3 . “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” Isaiah 30:15 . God's glorious work, founded on the eternal principles of right, will never come to nought. It will go on from strength to strength, “not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6 . PK 595.3"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:3 in this passage.
"We are prone to look to our fellow men for sympathy and uplifting, instead of looking to Jesus. In His mercy and faithfulness God often permits those in whom we place confidence to fail us, in order that we may learn the folly of trusting in man and making flesh our arm. Let us trust fully, humbly, unselfishly in God. He knows the sorrows that we feel to the depths of our being, but which we cannot express. When all things seem dark and unexplainable, remember the words of Christ, “What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.” John 13:7 . MH 486.7"
Both passages warn against placing too much trust in humans and instead encourage reliance on God. The EGW passage expands on this theme by explaining why God allows human relationships to fail, which is consistent with the warning in Psalms 146:3.
"I saw that, as far as disease and its treatment is concerned,—— is the best health institution in the United States. Yet the leaders there are but men, and their judgment is not always correct. The leading physician there would have his patients believe that his judgment is perfect, even as the judgment of God. Yet he often fails. He exalts himself as God and fails to exalt the Lord as the only dependence. Those who have no trust or confidence in God, and who can see no beauty in holiness or in the cross-bearing life of the Christian, can receive more benefit at —— than at any other health institution in the United States. The great secret of the success at this place is in the control which the managers have over the minds of their patients. 1T 615.2"
Both passages warn against placing trust in humans rather than God. The EGW passage specifically criticizes a physician who exalts himself, echoing the sentiment of not trusting in 'the son of man' who cannot ultimately provide help.
Psalms 146:4
"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
In the Last Days The closing scenes of this earth's history are portrayed in the closing of the rich man's history. The rich man claimed to be a son of Abraham, but he was separated from Abraham by an impassable gulf—a character wrongly developed. Abraham served God, following His word in faith and obedience. But the rich man was unmindful of God and of the needs of suffering humanity. The great gulf fixed between him and Abraham was the gulf of disobedience. There are many today who are following the same course. Though church members, they are unconverted. They may take part in the church service, they may chant the psalm, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God” ( Psalm 42:1 ); but they testify to a falsehood. They are no more righteous in God's sight than is the veriest sinner. The soul that longs after the excitement of worldly pleasure, the mind that is full of love for display, cannot serve God. Like the rich man in the parable, such a o…
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:4 in this passage.
"What say the Scriptures concerning these things? David declares that man is not conscious in death. “His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.” Psalm 146:4 . Solomon bears the same testimony: “The living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything.” “Their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.” “There is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10 . GC 545.3"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:4 in this passage.
"The Hebrews were expressly forbidden to engage in any manner in pretended communion with the dead. God closed this door effectually when He said: “The dead know not anything.... Neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6 . “His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.” Psalm 146:4 . And the Lord declared to Israel: “The soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set My face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.” Leviticus 20:6 . PP 685.3"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:4 in this passage.
Psalms 146:5
"Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:"
"“How precious is Thy loving-kindness, O God! ... The children of men take refuge under the shadow of Thy wings.” “Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God.” MH 417.7"
EGW directly quotes Psalm 146:5.
"“The Lord upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon Thee; And Thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest Thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.” Jeremiah 10:23 ; Proverbs 3:5, 6 ; Psalm 33:18, 19 ; Psalm 36:7 , A.R.V.; Psalm 146:5 ; Psalm 119:64 , A.R.V.; Psalm 33:5 , A.R.V.; Psalm 65:5-7 , A.R.V.; Psalm 65:8, 11 ; Psalm 145:14-16 . MH 418.3"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:5 in this passage.
"“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God!” Psalm 146:5 . “Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope!” Zechariah 9:12 . Unto all the honest in heart in heathen lands —“the upright” in the sight of Heaven—“there ariseth light in the darkness.” Psalm 112:4 . God hath spoken: “I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.” Isaiah 42:16 . PK 378.2"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 146:5 in this passage.
Psalms 146:9
"The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down."
"Those were days of sadness. I looked upon my three little boys, soon, as I feared, to be left fatherless, and thoughts like these forced themselves upon me: My husband dies of overwork in the cause of present truth; and who realizes what he has suffered, the burdens he has for years borne, the extreme care which has crushed his spirits and ruined his health, bringing him to an untimely grave, leaving his family destitute and dependent? I have often asked the question, Does God have no care for these things? Does He pass them by unnoticed? I was comforted to know that there is One who judgeth righteously, and that every sacrifice, every self-denial, and every pang of anguish endured for His sake, is faithfully chronicled in heaven, and will bring its reward. The day of the Lord will declare and bring to light things that are not yet made manifest. 1T 97.3"
The EGW passage expresses concern for the welfare of the fatherless, echoing the sentiment in Psalms 146:9, which highlights God's care for the fatherless and widows. The context of the EGW passage, where she fears her children will be fatherless, directly relates to the promise in the Psalm.