Psalms 146:5
Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
In Context
4Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.
6Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:
Cross References
Genesis 32:24Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.
Exodus 3:6And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
Psalms 20:8\20:7\Some put their faith in carriages and some in horses; but we will be strong in the name of the Lord our God.
Psalms 39:7\39:6\Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
Psalms 46:8\46:7\The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)
Psalms 71:5For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 146:2-5
The Divine Bounty. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Praise the Lord , O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. David is supposed to have penned this psalm; and he was himself a prince, a mighty prince; as such, it might be thought, 1. That he should be exempted from the service of praising… Read the whole commentary →