Psalms 146:5
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,whose hope is in the Lord, his God:
New Heart English 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; for 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 in 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 →