Psalm 146:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

NIV: Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.

NASB: Do not trust in noblemen, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

CSB: Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save.

NLT: Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.

KJV: Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

NKJV: Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

Psalm 146:1–4 is the psalmist's promise to worship God so long as he has life in his body. This faith inspires his advice to others: trust God above all others, not other men. Sinful men will make mistakes, and die (Romans 3:10, 23, 26). The next verses explain that the Lord is the only One who created everything and the only one who will rule forever.

In Hebrew, the phrase halelu-yāh is an expression of praise and worship to God. That term both begins and ends this psalm. In between, the psalmist notes that only God is truly reliable. Limited men are not a source of salvation. The Lord, however, created all things and acts with power towards those who are in need. Only God will rule eternally, making Him the only One truly worthy of praise.

This psalm is among those which uses the Hebrew phrase halelu-yāh, which literally means "praise the Lord!" This term both begins and ends the final psalms in this book (Psalm 147—150). The psalmist emphasizes that God alone is worthy of absolute trust (Psalm 118:8–9). Fallen, imperfect men cannot provide eternal salvation because they sin and die themselves (Romans 3:10, 26). Here, God is repeatedly referred to using the name YHWH, or Yahweh, typically rendered as "LLord" in English (Exodus 3:15). Zion is another name for the city of Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Kings 8:1).

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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