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Psalms 146:5

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

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אַשְׁרֵ֗יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.שֶׁ֤אֵ֣לsheelwho idolאֵלparticle, relative, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “who idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'יַעֲקֹ֣בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.בְּעֶזְר֑וֹbeezrvoin helpעֵזֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5828aidhelp.שִׂ֝בְר֗וֹsivrvohopeשֵׂבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hope”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7664expectationhope.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהָֽיוelohayvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope [is] on Jehovah his God,

World English Bible

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God,

Darby Translation

Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

Douay-Rheims

Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριος οὗ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰακὼβ βοηθός αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ·