Psalms 146:5
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
King James Version
In Context
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Cross References
Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Exodus 3:6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Psalms 20:8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
Psalms 39:7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Psalms 46:8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
Psalms 71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art 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 →