Guiding Questions: Psalms 146

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. The book of Tehillim ends with five “Halleluyah” sections of which this is the first. When, according to Psalms 146:1-2, can one praise God?
  2. Should Psalms 146:4 be read as an end to potency by the dead or as an end to all existence with the end of material existence?
  3. In Psalms 146:6-7 what characteristics of God are emphasized?
  4. In Psalms 146:8-9 what constituencies, again, are of a special interest to God? And how would this relate to the concept of social justice?
  5. While listing certain attributes of the Divine, the Psalmist omits entire categories of other attributes, such as?
  6. Yet, while God is universal, in Psalms 146:10 what identification is particularly emphasized?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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