Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. Psalm 146:3 If ultimate confidence rest in man, it is an optimism which will suffer ultimate disillusionment. Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, Am theologian, ethicist, public intellectual, political commentator, professor
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob. Psalm 146:5a The goodness of God knows how to use our disordered wishes and actions, often lovingly turning them to our advantage while always preserving the beauty of his order. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090–1153, French abbot Cistercian order
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.. Psalm 146:8a I originally thought this lie was a good thing. My heart, handicapped in childhood, had deluded me. Beth Moore, Bible teacher
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down.. Psalm 146:8b In the depths grasp at God’s hand and be lifted out of the pit on to the green earth again to feel the sunshine. Alexander Maclaren, 1826-1910, British Baptist expository preacher
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 When the Japanese mend broken objects they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold, because they believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. Barbara Bloom, b.1951, American artist