Psalms 118:8
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
In Context
9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Cross References
Psalms 40:4Blessed is that man that makes the LORD his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Micah 7:5Trust all of you not in a friend, put all of you not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her that lies in your bosom.
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 →