Tree of Life Version
Psalms 146:5
5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai 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 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. Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai 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 bread to the hungry. Adonai sets the prisoners free.
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 Adonai, the people He chose for His own inheritance.
- Psalms 84:12For Adonai Elohim is a sun and a shield. Adonai gives grace and glory. No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Psalms 144:15Happy are such a people! Blessed are the people whose God is Adonai!
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Adonai, the Shield of your help and the Sword of your triumph? Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample on their backs.”
- Psalms 46:7Nations are in uproar, kingdoms totter, He utters His voice, the earth melts!
- Psalms 84:8They go from strength to strength— every one of them appears before God in Zion.
- Genesis 32:24He took them and sent them across the stream, and he sent across whatever he had.
- Genesis 50:17“Thus you must say to Joseph: ‘Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin because they treated you wrongly.’ Therefore, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Then Joseph wept when they spoke to him,
- Exodus 3:6Moreover He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” So Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
- Psalms 39:7Everyone goes about as a mere phantom. Surely they are making an uproar in vain, heaping up stuff— yet not knowing who will gather it.
- Psalms 71:5For You are my hope, Adonai my Lord— my trust from my youth.
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the one who trusts in Adonai, whose confidence is in Adonai.
- 1 Peter 1:21Through Him you are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your trust 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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