Psalms 146:3
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
In Context
2Every day I will bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
4Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the prophet came to Asa king of Juda, and said to him: Because thou hast had confidence in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord thy God, therefore hath the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
Psalms 62:9Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.
Psalms 118:8It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man.
Isaiah 2:22Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high.
Isaiah 31:3Egypt is man, and not God: and their horses, flesh, and not spirit: and the Lord shall put down his hand, and the helper shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall, and they shall al be confounded together.
Jeremiah 17:5Thus saith the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
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 →