Psalms 146:5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Majority Standard Bible
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
4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
Cross References
Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Psalms 20:8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Psalms 39:7And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Psalms 46:8Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
Psalms 71:5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, 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 →