Psalms 146:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 118:8-9 : 8 It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people. 9 It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.
  • Isa 2:22 : 22 Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
  • Ps 60:11 : 11 Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
  • Ps 108:12 : 12 Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.
  • Isa 37:6 : 6 Isaiah said to them,“Tell your master this:‘This is what the LORD has said:“Don’t be afraid because of the things you have heard– these insults the king of Assyria’s servants have hurled against me.
  • Jer 17:5-6 : 5 Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD. 6 They will be like a shrub in the arid rift valley. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the stony wastes in the wilderness, in a salt land where no one can live.
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The LORD will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.

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  • Ps 118:8-9
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    8It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

    9It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.

  • Ps 146:4-5
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    76%

    4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

    5How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

  • Ps 56:11
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    11in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

  • Jer 17:5
    74%

    5Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD.

  • Isa 2:22
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    22Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

  • Ps 40:4
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    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

  • Prov 3:5
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    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

  • Ps 44:6
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    6For I do not trust in my bow, and I do not prevail by my sword.

  • Ps 56:3-4
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    3When I am afraid, I trust in you.

    4In God– I boast in his promise– in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

  • Ps 108:12
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    12Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

  • Ps 62:9-10
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    9Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

    10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

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    7For the king trusts in the LORD, and because of the Most High’s faithfulness he is not shaken.

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    11Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Ps 33:16-17
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    16No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.

    17A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

  • Prov 29:25
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    25The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.

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    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Ps 115:9
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    9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector.

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    3O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

  • Ps 20:7
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    7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the LORD our God.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

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    1In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!

  • Job 34:19
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    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

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    1For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.

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    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!

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    2I will praise the LORD as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

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    2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.

  • Ps 55:23
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    23But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

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    30Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the LORD when he says,“The LORD will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”

  • Ps 31:14
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    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

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    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

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    5Offer the prescribed sacrifices and trust in the LORD!

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    18If God puts no trust in his servants and attributes folly to his angels,

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    2Many say about me,“God will not deliver him.”(Selah)

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    3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

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    7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

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    12Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

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    7My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.

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    15Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the LORD by saying,“The LORD will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”

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    7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

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    6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

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    3Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

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    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!