Psalms

Psalm 146:3–6

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.

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.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed is he	אַשְׁרֵ֗י	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
whose help	בְּעֶזְר֑וֹ	bə·‘ez·rōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5828 help, succour
is the God	שֶׁ֤אֵ֣ל	še·’êl	Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular construct	H410 god
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
whose hope	שִׂ֝בְר֗וֹ	śib̲·rô	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7664 hope
is in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
his God	אֱלֹהָֽיו׃	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Maker	עֹשֶׂ֤ה׀	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
of heaven	שָׁ֘מַ֤יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָ֗רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the sea	הַיָּ֥ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in them	בָּ֑ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
He remains	הַשֹּׁמֵ֖ר	haš·šō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
faithful	אֱמֶ֣ת	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity