Psalms 146:3-4
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 146
13 songs meet this passage
“Churches and dictators, politics and papers”
Believe · Elton John
resonates with Psalms 146:3-4
The lyric's weariness with crumbling institutions echoes the psalmist's warning not to put trust in princes or human power structures.
Take It Easy · Eagles
strains against Psalms 146:3
Looking to a lover for ultimate rescue echoes a very human longing, but Scripture cautions against placing that weight on another person.
Don't Look Back in Anger (Remastered) · Oasis
resonates with Psalms 146:3
An unexpectedly wise caution against placing ultimate trust in fallible human sources, echoing the psalm's warning not to trust in princes or mortal saviors.
Right Here Right Now · Jesus Jones
strains against Psalms 146:3
The song places its full hope in political and historical change; Scripture gently warns against placing ultimate trust in human movements or rulers rather than God.
“Knight in shining armor, I will be your fairytale”
All 4 Love · Color Me Badd
strains against Psalms 146:3
Casting himself as the one who rescues and completes her leans toward putting a person in a role Scripture reserves for trusting God above all.
“You could say I lost my belief in the holy church”
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You · Sting
resonates with Psalms 146:3
The song's disillusionment with institutions, even religious ones, echoes the psalmist's warning not to put ultimate trust in princes or human structures.
“You're gonna be the one that saves me”
Wonderwall · Oasis
strains against Psalms 146:3-5
The song hangs its hope of rescue on a person, while this psalm warns that human beings cannot ultimately save and points hope toward God instead.
“We all need something to believe in”
Peacefield · Ghost
strains against Psalms 146:3-5
The song admits a universal need for belief but offers no fixed object; the Psalm points that trust belongs in God, not princes or passing causes.
What Kind of Man Would I Be? · Chicago
strains against Psalms 146:3-5
The song places its whole sense of meaning and survival in a human relationship, where Scripture cautions against resting ultimate hope in any person rather than God.
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) [Single Edit] · Meat Loaf
strains against Psalms 146:3-5
The song places ultimate rescue in the hands of a lover, while this psalm warns against putting that kind of trust in any human being.
“more hope than your Pope”
Flava In Ya Ear (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes & Rampage) [2016 Remastered] · Craig Mack
strains against Psalms 146:3-5
The psalm points hope toward God rather than any human figure; the line flippantly measures hope against a religious leader for rhetorical flex, not real reflection.
“I lost my faith, you gave it back to me”
Because You Loved Me · Céline Dion
strains against Psalms 146:3-5
The Psalm warns against placing ultimate trust in people, while the song makes a person the restorer of faith itself.
“The mothership can't save you, so your ass is gon' get left”
On & On (Jazz Mix) · Erykah Badu
resonates with Psalms 146:3-5
The warning against trusting false saviors (here, Afrofuturist mythology) lines up with the Psalm's call to put hope in God rather than princes or mortal rescue.