Psalms 146:5
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,
World Messianic 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
4His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
Cross References
Genesis 32:24Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
Exodus 3:6Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
Psalms 39:7Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
Psalms 46:8Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made on the earth.
Psalms 71:5For you are my hope, 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 →