Psalms 118:9 Cross References

Psalms 118:9

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

Psalms 146:3

  1. Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.
  2. When their breathing stops, they return to the earth, and in a moment all their plans come to an end.
  3. But happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God.

Isaiah 31:1

  1. Destruction is certain for those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their cavalry and chariots instead of looking to the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 30:2

  1. For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt to find help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh for his protection.
  2. But in trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated and disgraced.

Ezekiel 29:7

  1. Israel leaned on you, but like a cracked staff, you splintered and stabbed her in the armpit. When she put her weight on you, you gave way, and her back was thrown out of joint.

Isaiah 30:15

  1. The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.
  2. You said, `No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.' But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you!
  3. One of them will chase a thousand of you. Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a distant mountaintop."

Isaiah 31:8

  1. "The Assyrians will be destroyed, but not by the swords of men. The sword of God will strike them, and they will panic and flee. The strong young Assyrians will be taken away as captives.

Isaiah 36:6

  1. Will Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, you will find it to be a stick that breaks beneath your weight and pierces your hand. The Pharaoh of Egypt is completely unreliable!
  2. "But perhaps you will say, `We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by King Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
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