Psalm 118:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁹ It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.

Common English Bible

⁹ It’s far better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust any human leader.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ BETH. By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.

Psalm 118:9 Cross References

Ezekiel 29:7

When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

Isaiah 31:8

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

Hosea 10:3

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?