Psalms 146:4
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 146
“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.”Psalms 146:4
What Does Psalms 146:4 Mean?
Psalms 146:4 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 146, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 146:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Psalms 104:29“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”1 Corinthians 2:6“Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:”Job 27:3“All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;”Psalms 33:10“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;”Daniel 5:23“But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:”Job 14:10“But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?”Job 14:21“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”Job 17:11“My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.”Psalms 90:3“Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.”Isaiah 2:22“Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?”Job 17:1“My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.”Lamentations 4:20“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.”Genesis 6:17“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”Proverbs 11:7“When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.”Job 4:19“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”James 2:26“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
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