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No Help in Humans

Do not trust in human helpers,[a]
in a mortal man who cannot save you.
His spirit departs.
He returns to the ground he came from.
On that day, his plans have perished.

Help in the Lord

Blessed is everyone who has the God of Jacob as his help.
His hope is in the Lord his God,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 146:3 The Hebrew word refers to rich people who have the willingness and the means to help the needy.

Do not put your trust in princes,(A)
    in human beings,(B) who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(C)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.(D)
Blessed are those(E) whose help(F) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

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