Psalms

Psalm 146:3–4

³Put not your trust in princes,

in mortal man, who cannot save.

⁴When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground;

on that very day his plans perish.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Put not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
your trust	תִּבְטְח֥וּ	tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H982 trust
in princes	בִנְדִיבִ֑ים	ḇin·ḏî·ḇîm	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
in mortal	בְּבֶן־	bə·ḇen-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
man	אָדָ֓ם׀	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who cannot	שֶׁ֤אֵֽין	še·’ên	Pronoun - relative; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
save	תְשׁוּעָֽה׃	ṯə·šū·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When his spirit	ר֭וּחוֹ	rū·ḥōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
departs	תֵּצֵ֣א	tê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
he returns	יָשֻׁ֣ב	yā·šuḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to the ground	לְאַדְמָת֑וֹ	lə·’aḏ·mā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H127 ground, land
on that	הַ֝ה֗וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
very day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
his plans	עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיו׃	‘eš·tō·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6250 id.
perish	אָבְד֥וּ	’ā·ḇə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6 perish

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 146:3 Psalm 118:8–9 · Jeremiah 17:5–6 · Isaiah 2:22 · Psalm 108:12 · Isaiah 31:3 · Psalm 62:9 · Isaiah 37:6 · Psalm 60:11

Psalm 146:4 Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Psalm 104:29 · Genesis 2:7 · Genesis 3:19 · 1 Corinthians 2:6 · Daniel 5:23 · Psalm 33:10 · Job 27:3 · Job 17:11 · Job 14:21 · Isaiah 2:22 · Job 14:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.