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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 118, Verse 8

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7
The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.
King James Version
[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
American Standard Version
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.
New English Translation
It is better to take shelter in the LORD than to trust in people.
World English Bible
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.
9
[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
10
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
11
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
12
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
13
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
14
The LORD [is] my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
15
The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
16
The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
17
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
18
The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.