Psalms 146:5
Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,
Darby Translation
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
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.
6Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;
Cross References
Genesis 32:24And Jacob remained alone; and a man wrestled with him until the rising of the dawn.
Exodus 3:6And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.
Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand upright.
Psalms 39:7And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.
Psalms 46:8Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth:
Psalms 71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.
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 →