Psalms 146:4

Psalms 146:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
• New International Version (NIV)When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.

Context of Psalms 146:4

2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

Psalms 146:4 word by word

תֵּצֵ֣א ר֭וּחוֹ יָשֻׁ֣ב לְאַדְמָת֑וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַ֝ה֗וּא אָבְד֥וּ עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• When his spiritרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• departsיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• he returnsשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• on thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• very dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• his plansעֶשְׁתֹּנָה‛eshtônâh · thoughtH6250
• perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6

Cross-references for Psalms 146:4

• Psalms 104:29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
• Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
• Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
• Job 14:10But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
• Job 17:1“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
• Job 27:3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
• Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
• Psalms 90:3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
• Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
• Job 14:21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
• Job 17:11My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart.
• Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
• Lamentations 4:20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”
• 1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

Commentaries on Psalms 146:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4His breath goeth forth - He dies like other people, no matter how exalted he is. See the notes at Isaiah 2:22. He returneth to his earth - See the notes at Psalm 90:3. The earth - the dust - is “his” - (a) It is his, as that from which he was made: he turns back to what he was. Genesis 3:19: “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (b) The earth - the dust - the grave is his, as it is his home - the place where he will abide. (c) It is his, as it…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. 4his thoughts Heb. עשתונותיו his thoughts.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 146:4

• Death
• False Confidence
• Life
• Praise

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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