Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Than to trust in princes.
King James Version
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Holman Bible
than to trust in nobles.
International Standard Version
It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.
A Conservative Version
It is better to take refuge in LORD than to put confidence in rulers.
American Standard Version
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
Amplified
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in princes.
Bible in Basic English
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
Darby Translation
It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles.
Julia Smith Translation
Good to trust in Jehovah rather than to trust in nobles.
King James 2000
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust princes.
Modern King James verseion
It is better to trust in Jehovah than to trust in princes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in princes.
NET Bible
It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.
New Heart English Bible
It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
The Emphasized Bible
It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in nobles.
Webster
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
World English Bible
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes.
Themes
Confidence » Who not to put your confidence in
Man » Redemption of » Trust in
Topics
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 118:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To God For His Loyal Love
8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
9
Than to trust in princes.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 146:3-5
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
Isaiah 30:2-3
who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
Isaiah 30:15-17
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling,
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!
Isaiah 31:8
"And the Assyrian shall fall by a sword, not of man; and a sword, not of man, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be put to forced labor.
Isaiah 36:6-7
Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
Ezekiel 29:7
when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake.