Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!
Noyes Bible
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
2I will praise the LORD, as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God, while I have my being.
4His breath goeth forth; he returneth to the dust; In that very day his plans perish.
Cross References
Psalms 62:9Truly men of low degree are vanity, And men of high degree are a lie; Placed in the balance, They are all lighter than vanity.
Psalms 118:8It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man;
Isaiah 2:22Trust, then, no more in man, Whose breath is in his nostrils! For what account is to be made of him!
Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are men, and not God, And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When Jehovah shall stretch forth his hand, Then shall the helper fall, and the helped be overthrown; And they shall all perish together.
Jeremiah 17:5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed be the man who trusteth in man, And maketh flesh his arm, And whose heart departeth from Jehovah!
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 →