Psalm 146:3

Easy To Read Version

Don’t depend on your leaders for help.\par Don’t trust people.\par Why? Because people can’t save you.\par

Cross References

2 Kings 6:27

The king of Israel said, “If the Lord does not help you, how can I help you? {I have nothing to give to you—there is no grain} from the threshing floor [71] or {wine} from the winepress.”

2 Chronicles 16:7

At that time Hanani the seer {\cf2\super [198]} came to Asa, king of Judah. Hanani said to him, “Asa, you depended on the king of Aram to help you and not the Lord your God. You should have depended on the Lord. But, because you did not depend on the Lord for help, the king of Aram’s army escaped from you.

Psalm 108:12

God, please help us defeat our enemy!\par People can’t help us!\par

Psalm 60:11

God, help us defeat our enemy!\par People can’t help us!\par

Psalm 62:9

People can’t really help.\par You can’t trust them to really help.\par Compared to God,\par they are like nothing,\par like a gentle puff of air!\par

Isaiah 22:25

“At that time, the nail (Shebna) that is now hammered into a very strong board will become weak and it will break. That nail will fall to the ground and all the things hanging on that nail will be destroyed. Then everything I said in this message will happen.” \{(Those things will happen because the Lord said them.)

Isaiah 31:3

The people of Egypt are only human—not God. The horses from Egypt are only animals—not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm and the helper (Egypt) will be defeated. And the people that wanted help (Judah) will fall. All those people will be destroyed together.