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Posted by Psalms on Monday, 18 January 2016
Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
146:3. Put not your trust in princes. If David be the author this warning comes from a prince. In any case it comes from the Spirit of the living God. People are always far too apt to depend upon the great ones of earth, and forget the Great One above; and this habit is the fruitful source of disappointment. Princes are only men, and men with greater needs than others; why, then, should we look to them for aid? They are in greater danger, are burdened with greater cares, and are more likely to be misled than other people; therefore, it is folly to select them for our confidence. So live as to deserve their trust, but do not burden them with your trust.
Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Man is a helpless creature without God; therefore, look not for help in that direction. All men are like the few who are made into princes—they are more in appearance than in reality, more in promising than in performing, more apt to help themselves than to help others. How many have turned away heart-sick from men on whom they once relied! Never was this the case with a believer in the Lord!
Excerpt from:
The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
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