Psalms 146:5
[But] happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is on the Lord his God;
Leeser Tanakh
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
6Who hath made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;
Cross References
Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
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 up to God.
Psalms 20:8(20:9) They are prostrate and fallen; but we are risen up and stand erect.
Psalms 39:7(39:8) And now, what shall I wait for, O Lord? my hope is in thee.
Psalms 46:8(46:9) Come, look at the deeds of the Lord, who hath made desolations on the earth.
Psalms 71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord Eternal: thou art 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 →