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Psalms 118:9

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

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ASV

It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.

KJV

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

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Original language & word study

5 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ט֗וֹבTov[is] goodH2896 →
לַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.Sotto take refugeH2620 →
בַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068 →
מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achmore than to trustH982 →
בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃bin.di.Vimin noble [people]H5081 →

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Psalms 146:3–5Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.Psalms 62:9Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.Ezekiel 29:7When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.Daniel 6:9Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.Isaiah 30:2–3They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.Isaiah 31:8“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.1 Samuel 16:21When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.Isaiah 30:15–17For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”Isaiah 36:6–7Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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