Psalms 118:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Isa 31:1 : 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!
  • Ps 146:3-5 : 3 Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath departs, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
  • Isa 30:2-3 : 2 Who walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3 Therefore, the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
  • Isa 30:15-17 : 15 For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you would not. 16 But you said, No; for we will flee on horses; therefore you shall flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore those who pursue you shall be swift. 17 One thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you shall flee: until you are left as a beacon on the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
  • Isa 31:8 : 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.
  • Isa 36:6-7 : 6 Indeed, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which if a man leans on, it will pierce his hand. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. 7 But if you say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not He whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar?
  • Ezek 29:7 : 7 When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon you, you broke, and made all their loins to be at a stand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 118:8
    93%

    8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

  • Ps 146:3
    81%

    3Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

  • Ps 115:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.

    10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.

    11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.

  • Ps 40:4
    74%

    4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • Ps 21:7
    73%

    7For the king trusts in the LORD, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

  • Prov 29:25
    73%

    25The fear of man brings a snare; but whoever puts his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

  • Ps 31:14
    73%

    14But I trusted in you, O LORD: I said, You are my God.

  • Ps 84:12
    73%

    12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

  • Prov 3:5
    73%

    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and do not lean on your own understanding.

  • Ps 56:11
    72%

    11In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid of what man can do to me.

  • Prov 25:7
    72%

    7For it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.

  • Ps 20:7
    72%

    7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

  • Ps 118:10
    72%

    10All nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

  • Jer 17:7
    72%

    7Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

  • Ps 91:2
    71%

    2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God, in whom I will trust.

  • Ps 56:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in you.

    4In God, I will praise his word; in God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

  • Jer 17:5
    71%

    5Thus says the LORD; Cursed is the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart departs from the LORD.

  • Isa 26:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

    4Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.

  • Ps 71:1
    71%

    1In you, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion.

  • Ps 16:1
    70%

    1Preserve me, O God, for in You do I put my trust.

  • Prov 22:19
    70%

    19That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to you this day, even to you.

  • Ps 33:21
    70%

    21For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

  • Ps 31:1
    70%

    1In you, O LORD, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in your righteousness.

  • Ps 9:9-10
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    70%

    9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

    10And those who know your name will put their trust in you; for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

  • Ps 34:8
    70%

    8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man who trusts in him.

  • Ps 62:8
    70%

    8Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.

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    26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.

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    70%

    26For the LORD shall be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.

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    70%

    1In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, 'Flee as a bird to your mountain'?

  • Ps 22:4
    70%

    4Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them.

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    70%

    5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

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    70%

    3Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.

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    69%

    6I have hated those that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

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    69%

    28But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all Your works.

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    69%

    1Those who trust in the LORD shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but endures forever.

  • Ps 18:2
    69%

    2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  • Nah 1:7
    69%

    7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who trust in him.

  • Ps 18:30
    69%

    30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tested: he is a shield to all those who trust in him.

  • Ps 7:1
    68%

    1O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me:

  • 2 Sam 22:31
    68%

    31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a shield to all those who trust in him.

  • Ps 13:5
    68%

    5But I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

  • Ps 5:11
    68%

    11But let all those who put their trust in you rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them; let those also who love your name be joyful in you.

  • Ps 27:3
    68%

    3Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this I will be confident.

  • Ps 44:6
    68%

    6For I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.