Psalms 118:9
By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
In Context
8I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
10With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
Cross References
Isaiah 30:2You are walking so as to descend into Egypt, and you have not sought answers from my mouth, instead hoping for assistance from the strength of Pharaoh and placing trust in the shadow of Egypt.
Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who descend into Egypt for assistance, hoping in horses, and putting their trust in four-horse chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are exceedingly strong. And they have not believed in the Holy One of Israel, and they have not sought the Lord.
Isaiah 36:6Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, in that broken staff of a reed. But if a man were to lean against it, it would enter his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all who trust in him.
Hosea 10:3For now they will say, “We have no king. For we do not fear the Lord. And what would a king do for us?”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 118:2-19
Goodness of God Celebrated; Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. 6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 7 The Lord taketh my part… Read the whole commentary →