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Psalms 146:3

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

KJV

qui sanat contritos corde, et alligat contritiones eorum ;

Vulgate

ὁ ἰώμενος τοὺς συντετριμμένους τὴν καρδίαν, καὶ δεσμεύων τὰ συντρίμματα αὐτῶν·

LXX

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

ASV

אַל תִּבְטְח֥וּ בִ/נְדִיבִ֑ים בְּ/בֶן אָדָ֓ם שֶׁ֤/אֵֽין ל֥/וֹ תְשׁוּעָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בֹּטְחִ֖ים
btchym
verb · 117×
נָדִ֑יב
ndyb
noun · 28×
תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה
tshv'h
noun · 32×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§150Faith is first of all a personal adherence of man to God. At the same time, and inseparably, it is a free assent to the whole truth that God has revealed. As personal adherence to God and assent to his truth, Christian faith differs from our faith in any human person. It is right and just to entrust oneself wholly to God and to believe absolutely what he says. It would be futil…

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 16:21 — And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
  • 2Chr 16:7 — And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of S
  • Dan 6:9 — Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
  • Dan 6:23 — Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he beli
  • Eccl 9:6 — Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
  • Eph 1:12 — That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
  • Heb 13:6 — So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
  • Isa 2:22 — Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?
  • Isa 2:22 — Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?
  • Isa 22:25 — In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoke
  • Isa 31:3 — Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and th
  • Isa 31:3 — Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and th
  • Isa 37:6 — And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
  • Isa 39:2 — And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was
  • Jer 2:13 — For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
  • Jer 17:5 — Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
  • Jer 17:5 — Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
  • Jer 39:18 — For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
  • Job 4:21 — Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
  • Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
  • John 5:23 — That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
  • Prov 3:5 — Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
  • Ps 2:12 — Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
  • Ps 8:4 — What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 52:7 — Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Ps 60:11 — Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
  • Ps 60:11 — Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
  • Ps 62:9 — Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
  • Ps 108:12 — Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
  • Ps 108:12 — Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
  • Ps 118:8 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
  • Ps 118:9 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
  • Ps 144:3 — LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!