Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
- KJV Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
- NKJV Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
- NASB ¶How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.
- NLT Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.
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Quick answer
Blessed is the one who trusts the Lord rather than the proud or liars. True happiness lies in dependence on God, not on the arrogant.
Overview
David pronounces a beatitude on the person who makes God his confidence. He contrasts such trust with respecting the proud or turning to falsehood. This wisdom anticipates the gospel call to trust God alone for salvation (Jeremiah 17:7).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Jer 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Ps 84:11–12For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Ps 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- Ps 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- Ps 118:8–9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Rom 15:12–13And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
- 2 Th 2:9–11The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
- Ps 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
- Jer 10:14–15Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
- Ps 101:3–7I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- Isa 44:18–20They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
- Ps 119:21You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
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