New English Translation
Psalms 146:3
3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!
Psalms 146:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
Context of Psalms 146:3
1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2I will praise the Lord as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist! Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! 4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. 5How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Read all of Psalms 146Psalms 146:3 word by word
אַל־תִּבְטְח֥וּ בִנְדִיבִ֑ים בְּבֶן־אָדָ֓ם׀ שֶׁ֤אֵֽין ל֥וֹ תְשׁוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 146:3
- Psalms 62:9Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.
- Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
- Isaiah 31:3The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The Lord will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.
- Isaiah 37:6Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Don’t be afraid because of the things you have heard – these insults the king of Assyria’s servants have hurled against me.
- Jeremiah 17:5The Lord says, “I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 146:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Put not your trust in princes - Rely on God rather than on man, however exalted he may be. There is a work of protection and salvation which no man, however exalted he may be, can perform for you; a work which God alone, who is the Maker of all things, and who never dies, can accomplish. See the notes at Psalm 118:8-9. Compare also the notes at Isaiah 2:22: “Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of?” Nor in…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
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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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