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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 118) Psalms 118:9 KJV
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."
Psalms Chapter 118, Verse 9
Psalms 118:9 in Context (Verses 6–12 KJV)
6
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?*
7
The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
9
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
10
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.*
11
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
12
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.*