Psalms 146:5
Blessed is he, that hath the God of Iaakob for his helpe, whose hope is in the Lord his God.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 breath departeth, and he returneth to his earth: then his thoughtes perish.
6Which made heauen and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth his fidelitie for euer:
Cross References
Genesis 32:24Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a man with him vnto the breaking of the day.
Exodus 3:6Moreouer he saide, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob. Then Moses hid his face: for he was afraid to looke vpon God.
Psalms 20:8They are brought downe and fallen, but we are risen, and stand vpright.
Psalms 39:7And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.
Psalms 46:8Come, and behold the workes of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
Psalms 71:5For thou art mine hope, O Lord God, euen 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 →