Psalms 146:4 · KJV
“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”
— Psalms 146:4
Put not your trust in princes, {nor} in the son of man, in whom {there is} no help. {help: or, salvation}
Happy {is he} that {hath} the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope {is} in the LORD his God:
Psalms 146 — Context
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3Put not your trust in princes, {nor} in the son of man, in whom {there is} no help. {help: or, salvation}
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5Happy {is he} that {hath} the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope {is} in the LORD his God:
6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein {is}: which keepeth truth for ever:
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Psalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man {of} the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou {art}, and unto dust shalt thou return.
1 Corinthians 2:6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
Psalms 33:10
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. {bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate}
Job 17:11
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, {even} the thoughts of my heart. {the thoughts: Heb. the possessions}
Isaiah 2:22
Cease ye from man, whose breath {is} in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?