Psalm 118:9

New American Standard Bible 2020

It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in noblemen.

Cross References

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

Isaiah 31:8

And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a man, And a sword not of man will devour him. So he will not escape the sword, And his young men will become forced laborers.

Ezekiel 29:7

“When they took hold of you with the hand, You broke and tore all their hands; And when they leaned on you, You broke and made all their hips shake.”

Hosea 10:3

¶Certainly now they will say, “We have no king, For we do not revere the Lord. As for the king, what can he do for us?”