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Psalms 146:5
5How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Psalms 146:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Context of Psalms 146:5
3Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation (help). 4When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts and plans perish. How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever, 7Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets free the prisoners.
Read all of Psalms 146Psalms 146:5 word by word
אַשְׁרֵ֗י שֶׁ֤אֵ֣ל יַעֲקֹ֣ב בְּעֶזְר֑וֹ שִׂ֝בְר֗וֹ עַל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 146:5
- Psalms 33:12Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.
- Psalms 84:12O Lord of hosts, How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].
- Psalms 144:15How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy and blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The Shield of your help, And the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
- Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
- Psalms 84:8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Listen, O God of Jacob! Selah.
- Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left alone, and a Man [came and] wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Genesis 50:17‘You are to say to Joseph, “I beg you, please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong.” ’ Now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
- Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
- Psalms 39:7“And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.
- Psalms 71:5For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my trust and the source of my confidence from my youth.
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:21and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.
Commentaries on Psalms 146:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help - Who may rely for protection on the God who defended Jacob in his travels and dangers. Or, perhaps the word Jacob is used here collectively to denote Israel - the Jewish people: the God whom they adore and worship, rather than the gods of the pagan. Compare Psalm 144:15, note; Psalm 54:4, note. Whose hope is in the Lord his God - In Yahweh, worshipped as his God. That is, who truly worships Yahweh, or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The psalmist encourages us to put confidence in God. We must hope in the providence of God for all we need as to this life, and in the grace of God for that which is to come. The God of heaven became a man that he might become our salvation. Though he died on the cross for our sins, and was laid in the grave, yet his thoughts of love to us did not perish; he rose again to fulfil them. When on earth, his miracles were examples of what he is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The call to praise (Psalm 146:1–2) leads to a warning against foolishness and false confidence (146:3–4). The psalm ends with a blessing for everyone who places their hope in the Lord (Psalm 146:5–7).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5Praiseworthy is he in whose help is the God of Jacob, for the Holy One, blessed be He, promised him (Gen. 28:15): “Behold I am with you, and I shall guard You, etc., and I shall return you.” Now why is He praiseworthy? Because He made heaven and earth and the sea, and since all is His, He has the power to guard him on the sea and on dry land; but a mortal king, although he watches him on dry land, cannot watch him on the sea.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 146
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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