Psalms 146:4
He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
In Context
3He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.
5Great is our Lord, and great is his virtue. And of his wisdom, there is no number.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, until you return to the earth from which you were taken. For dust you are, and unto dust you shall return.”
Job 14:10Truly, when a man dies, and has been left unprotected, and has decayed, I ask you where is he?
Job 17:1My spirit will be wasted, my days will be shortened, and only the grave will be left for me.
Job 27:3as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
Psalms 90:3For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.
Ecclesiastes 9:6Likewise, love and hatred and envy have all perished together, nor have they any place in this age and in the work which is done under the sun.
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 →