Psalm 146:5
New International Version
Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

New Living Translation
But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

English Standard Version
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

King James Bible
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

New King James Version
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

New American Standard Bible
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

NASB 1995
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

NASB 1977
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God;

Legacy Standard Bible
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in Yahweh his God,

Amplified Bible
How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Christian Standard Bible
Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

American Standard Version
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed is he whose help is in the God of Jacob and his hope is upon LORD JEHOVAH his God

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Contemporary English Version
The LORD God of Jacob blesses everyone who trusts him and depends on him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

English Revised Version
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the LORD their God,

Good News Translation
Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them and who depend on the LORD their God,

International Standard Version
Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

JPS Tanakh 1917
Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Literal Standard Version
O the blessedness of him | Who has the God of Jacob for his help, | His hope [is] on his God YHWH,

Majority Standard Bible
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

New American Bible
Blessed the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,

NET Bible
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

New Revised Standard Version
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God,

New Heart English Bible
Blessed is the one who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Webster's Bible Translation
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

World English Bible
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God,

Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Praise the LORD, O My Soul
4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. 5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, 6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.…

Cross References
Psalm 71:5
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

Psalm 144:15
Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

Jeremiah 17:7
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

Jeremiah 27:5
By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.

Jeremiah 51:15
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.


Treasury of Scripture

Happy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

happy

Psalm 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalm 84:12
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalm 144:15
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

the God

Psalm 46:7,11
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah…

Psalm 84:8
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Genesis 32:24-29
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day…

whose

Psalm 39:7
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Psalm 71:5
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

Jeremiah 17:7,8
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is…

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Psalm 146
1. The Psalmist vows perpetual praises to God
3. He exhorts not to trust in man
5. God, for his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted














(5) For the different aspects of the Divine nature and character inspiring trust see Introduction. With this verse comp. Psalm 33:12; Psalm 144:15.

Hope.--The Hebrew word is rare in the psalter, expressing earnest" looking for," or "waiting for." (See Psalm 104:27; Psalm 119:166.)

Verse 5. - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his Help. "God of Jacob" is a favorite expression in the later psalms, where it almost supersedes the phrase, "God of Israel" (see Psalm 76:6; Psalm 81:1, 4; Psalm 84:8; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 114:7; Psalm 132:2, 5; and the present passage). It is rare in the historical books and in the prophets. Whose hope is in the Lord his God (comp. Psalm 22:9; Psalm 39:7; Psalm 62:5; Psalm 71:5, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Blessed is he
אַשְׁרֵ֗י (’aš·rê)
Interjection
Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy!

whose help
בְּעֶזְר֑וֹ (bə·‘ez·rōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5828: A help, helper

is the God
שֶׁ֤אֵ֣ל (še·’êl)
Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

of Jacob,
יַעֲקֹ֣ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

whose hope
שִׂ֝בְר֗וֹ (ḇə·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7664: Expectation

is in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

his God,
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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