Psalms 146:5
Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 dust; in that very day his thoughts perish.
6Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;
Cross References
Genesis 32:24(32-25) And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Exodus 3:6Moreover 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 upon God.
Psalms 20:8(20-9) They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen, and stand upright.
Psalms 39:7(39-8) And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.
Psalms 46:8(46-9) Come, behold the works of the LORD, who hath made desolations in the earth.
Psalms 71:5For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust 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 →