Verse 9
Psalms 118:9
New Living Translation
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD<br>than to trust in princes.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
ט֗וֹב לַ/חֲס֥וֹת בַּ/יהוָ֑ה מִ֝/בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּ/נְדִיבִֽים
English Translation
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in nobles.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 118 Context
1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!<br>His faithful love endures forever.<br>
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2
Let all Israel repeat:<br>“His faithful love endures forever.”<br>
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3
Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat:<br>“His faithful love endures forever.”<br>
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4
Let all who fear the LORD repeat:<br>“His faithful love endures forever.”<br>
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5
In my distress I prayed to the LORD,<br>and the LORD answered me and set me free.<br>
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6
The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear.<br>What can mere people do to me?<br>
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7
Yes, the LORD is for me; he will help me.<br>I will look in triumph at those who hate me.<br>
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8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD<br>than to trust in people.<br>
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9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD<br>than to trust in princes.<br>
10
Though hostile nations surrounded me,<br>I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.<br>
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11
Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,<br>but I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.<br...
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12
They swarmed around me like bees;<br>they blazed against me like a crackling fire.<br>But I destroye...
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13
My enemies did their best to kill me,<br>but the LORD rescued me.<br>
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14
The LORD is my strength and my song;<br>he has given me victory.<br>
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15
Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.<br>The strong right arm of the LORD has...
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16
The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph.<br>The strong right arm of the LORD has done...
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17
I will not die; instead, I will live<br>to tell what the LORD has done.<br>
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18
The LORD has punished me severely,<br>but he did not let me die.<br>
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19
Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,<br>and I will go in and thank the LORD.<br>
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20
These gates lead to the presence of the LORD,<br>and the godly enter there.<br>
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21
I thank you for answering my prayer<br>and giving me victory!<br>
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22
The stone that the builders rejected<br>has now become the cornerstone.<br>
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23
This is the LORD’s doing,<br>and it is wonderful to see.<br>
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24
This is the day the LORD has made.<br>We will rejoice and be glad in it.<br>
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25
Please, LORD, please save us.<br>Please, LORD, please give us success.<br>
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26
Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD.<br>We bless you from the house of the LORD.<br>
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27
The LORD is God (Elohim), shining upon us.<br>Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar...
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28
You are my God (Elohim), and I will praise you!<br>You are my God (Elohim), and I will exalt you!<br...
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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!<br>His faithful love endures forever.<br>
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