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5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. …
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-10)The psalmist, having cautioned us not to trust in princes (because, if we do, we shall be miserably disappointed), here encourages us to put our confidence in God, because, if we do so, we shall be happily secured: Happy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help , that has an interest in his attributes and promises, and has them engaged for him, and whose hope is in the Lord his God . I. Let us…
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