[:en]Thoughts from Psalm 146[:]

[:en]”Blessed is he whose help is God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the seas, and everything in them — the Lord, who remain faithful forever” (v. 5-6″

Who is  the God of Jacob?

1. Creator – He is the maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them (v. 6)
2. Judge – He upholds the cause of the oppressed (v. 7a)
3. Provider – He gives food for the hungry (v. 7b)
4. Redeemer – He sets prisoners free (v. 7c)
5. Healer – He gives sight to the blind (v. 8a)
6. Encourager – He lifts up those who are bowed down (v. 8b)
7. Protector – He watches over the alien (v. 9a)
8. Defender – He sustains the fatherless and the widow (v. 9b)
9. Ruler – He frustrates the ways of the wicked
10. King – He reigns forever for all generations

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