Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes mortals, in whom is no help.
Open English Bible (US)
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, while I live; I will sing to my God, while I am.
4When their breath goes out, they go back to the dust: on that very day their purposes perish.
Cross References
Psalms 62:9The lowly are nought but a breath, the lofty are but an illusion: in the balances up they go, they are lighter than breath altogether.
Psalms 118:8It is better to hide in the Lord than to trust in mortals.
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 →