Verse 9

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren enn å stole på ærlige personer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det er bedre å ta sin tilflukt til Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Norsk King James

  Det er bedre å stole på Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre å stole på Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er bedre å stole på Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrstene.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er bedre å ta sin tilflukt til Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.118.9", "source": "ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים", "text": "*Ṭôb* to-*ḥăsôt* in-*YHWH* from-*bəṭōaḥ* in-*nədîbîm*", "grammar": { "*Ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ḥăsôt*": "infinitive construct with prefix lamed - to take refuge", "*YHWH*": "divine name with prefix bet - in Yahweh", "*bəṭōaḥ*": "infinitive construct with prefix min - from trusting", "*nədîbîm*": "noun, masculine plural with prefix bet - in nobles/princes" }, "variants": { "*Ṭôb*": "good/better/preferable", "*ḥăsôt*": "to take refuge/to seek shelter", "*bəṭōaḥ*": "trusting/putting trust in/having confidence in", "*nədîbîm*": "nobles/princes/generous ones/influential people" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det er bedre at troe paa Herren end at forlade sig paa Fyrsterne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er bedre å stole på Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er bedre å ta sin tilflukt til Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er bedre å ta tilflukt hos Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er bedre å stole på Herren enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It is better to trust in the LORDE, then to put eny confidece in prynces.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  It is better to trust in the Lorde, then to haue confidence in princes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is better to trust in God: then to put any confidence in princes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, Than to put confidence in princes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 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.