Psalm 146:3-4 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.… 1. What a man doth most trust in, that he esteemeth most of, and praiseth in his heart most; therefore doth the psalmist set us upon God, as on the right object of trust, and diverteth us from the wrong, that he may teach us to make God the only object of praise. 2. Because the main object of our carnal confidence naturally is man in power, who seemeth able to do for us, able to promote us to dignity and riches, and to keep us up in some state in the world; therefore must we throw down this idol in particular, that we may place our confidence in God the better. 3. To cut off carnal confidence in man, that neither mean men may trust in great men, nor great men may trust in the multitude of mean men, we must remember that no man is naturally better than his progenitors, but such as his fathers were, such is he — that is, a sinful, weak, and unconstant creature. 4. The reason why we should not put trust in man is because he can neither help himself nor the man that trusteth in him when there is most need. 5. He that cannot deliver himself from death is not to be trusted in, because it is uncertain how soon death shall seize upon him. 6. Whatsoever the good will, or purpose, or promise of any man can give assurance of, all doth vanish when the man dieth. (D. Dickson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.WEB: Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help. |
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