Psalms 118:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 40:4 : 4 How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
  • Jer 17:5-7 : 5 Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD. 6 They will be like a shrub in the arid rift valley. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the stony wastes in the wilderness, in a salt land where no one can live. 7 My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.
  • Ps 62:8-9 : 8 Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter!(Selah) 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
  • Mic 7:5-7 : 5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets! 6 For a son thinks his father is a fool, a daughter challenges her mother, and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are his own family. 7 But I will keep watching for the LORD; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will listen to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    9It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in princes.

    10All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

  • Jer 17:7
    77%

    7My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.

  • Ps 84:12
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    12O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, how blessed are those who trust in you!

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    11in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

  • Ps 146:3
    77%

    3Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

  • Prov 29:25
    76%

    25The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.

  • Jer 17:5
    76%

    5Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD.

  • Ps 31:14
    76%

    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

  • Ps 34:8
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    8Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!

  • Ps 115:8-9
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    8Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.

    9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector.

  • Ps 118:6-7
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    6The LORD is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?

    7The LORD is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.

  • Prov 3:5
    74%

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

  • Ps 62:8
    74%

    8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter!(Selah)

  • Ps 56:3-4
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    3When I am afraid, I trust in you.

    4In God– I boast in his promise– in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

  • Ps 91:2
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    2I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–

  • Isa 26:3-4
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    3You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • Ps 71:1
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    1In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated!

  • Ps 16:1
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    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Ps 31:6
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    6I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

  • Ps 73:28
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    28But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

  • Ps 115:11
    72%

    11You loyal followers of the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their deliverer and protector.

  • Ps 18:2
    72%

    2The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

  • Ps 31:1
    72%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!

  • Ps 11:1
    72%

    1For the music director; by David. In the LORD I have taken shelter. How can you say to me,“Flee to a mountain like a bird!

  • Prov 3:26
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    26for the LORD will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

  • Ps 21:7
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    7For the king trusts in the LORD, and because of the Most High’s faithfulness he is not shaken.

  • Ps 33:21
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    21For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

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    12Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

  • Ps 37:3
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    3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

  • Ps 18:30
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    30The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

  • Ps 20:7
    72%

    7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the LORD our God.

  • Ps 125:1
    72%

    1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.

  • Nah 1:7
    72%

    7The LORD is good– indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

  • Ps 141:8
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    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

  • Ps 22:8
    71%

    8They say,“Commit yourself to the LORD! Let the LORD rescue him! Let the LORD deliver him, for he delights in him.”

  • Ps 4:5
    71%

    5Offer the prescribed sacrifices and trust in the LORD!

  • 2 Sam 22:31
    71%

    31The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

  • Jer 7:8
    71%

    8“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

  • Ps 28:7
    71%

    7The LORD strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

  • Ps 52:7
    71%

    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Prov 22:19
    71%

    19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.

  • Lam 3:24
    71%

    24“My portion is the LORD,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.

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    71%

    7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

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    3Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.