New King James Version
Psalms 146:5
5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, 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 Living Translation (NLT)But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Context of Psalms 146:5
3Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. 4His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever, 7Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to 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 is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
- Psalms 84:12O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Psalms 144:15Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy 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 shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places.”
- Psalms 46:7The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
- Psalms 84:8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
- Genesis 32:24Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
- Genesis 50:17‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
- 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.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
- Psalms 39:7“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
- Psalms 71:5For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
- Jeremiah 17:7“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:21who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are 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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