Psalms

Psalm 146:3

3Put not your trust in princes,

in mortal man, who cannot save.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Put notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
your trustתִּבְטְח֥וּtiḇ·ṭə·ḥūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH982 trust
in princesבִנְדִיבִ֑יםḇin·ḏî·ḇîmPreposition-b; Adjective - masculine pluralH5081 inclined, generous, noble
in mortalבְּבֶן־bə·ḇen-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
manאָדָ֓ם׀’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
who cannotשֶׁ֤אֵֽיןše·’ênPronoun - relative; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
saveתְשׁוּעָֽה׃ṯə·šū·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH8668 deliverance, salvation

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.