Psalms 118:9
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 118 connects to 10 cross-references. The final Egyptian Hallel psalm of Passover, a communal thanksgiving for deliverance. The famous line 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone' is applied to Jesus in all four Gospels. 'Blessed is he who comes in the …
Other Translations
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes.
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
Cross References
But if thou say to me, We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places …
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go …
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean …
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they …
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be …
For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in …
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength …
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they …
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: