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Psalms 146:3
3Do not put your trust in princes— in man, in whom there is no salvation.
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
1Halleluyah! Praise Adonai, O my soul! 2I will praise Adonai all my life. I will praise my God yet again. Do not put your trust in princes— in man, in whom there is no salvation. 4His breath departs, he returns to his dust. In that very day his plans perish. 5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai 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 62:9Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. Selah
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in Adonai than to trust in man.
- Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in mankind —whose breath is in his nose— for what is he really worth?
- Isaiah 31:3Now Egyptians are men and not God, and their horses are flesh, not spirit. When Adonai stretches out His hand, both he who helps will stumble and he who is helped will fall, and both will perish together.
- Isaiah 37:6Isaiah said to them: “Thus you will say to your master, ‘Thus says Adonai: Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the boys of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
- Jeremiah 17:5Thus says Adonai: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, and depends on flesh as his arm, and whose heart turns from Adonai.
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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