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

  • Ps 146:3
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    3 Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

  • Ps 115:9-11
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    75%

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

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

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

  • Ps 40:4
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    4 Blessed 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%

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

  • Prov 29:25
    73%

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

  • Ps 31:14
    73%

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

  • Ps 84:12
    73%

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

  • Prov 3:5
    73%

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

  • Ps 56:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 25:7
    72%

    7 For 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%

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

  • Ps 118:10
    72%

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

  • Jer 17:7
    72%

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

  • Ps 91:2
    71%

    2 I 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%

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

    4 In 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%

    5 Thus 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%

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

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

  • Ps 71:1
    71%

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

  • Ps 16:1
    70%

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

  • Prov 22:19
    70%

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

  • Ps 33:21
    70%

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

  • Ps 31:1
    70%

    1 In 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%

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

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  • Ps 34:8
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    8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man who trusts in him.

  • Ps 62:8
    70%

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 22:4
    70%

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

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

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    70%

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

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    69%

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

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    69%

    28 But 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%

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

  • Ps 18:2
    69%

    2 The 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%

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

  • Ps 18:30
    69%

    30 As 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%

    1 O 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%

    31 As 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%

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

  • Ps 5:11
    68%

    11 But 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.

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    68%

    3 Though 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%

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