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OET-LV [is]_good to_take_refuge in/on/at/with_LORD than_trust in/on/at/with_princes.
UHB ט֗וֹב לַחֲס֥וֹת בַּיהוָ֑ה מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים׃ ‡
(ţōⱱ laḩₐşōt bayhvāh mibəţoaḩ binədīⱱiym.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
⇔ than to put one’s trust in a princes.
UST It is better to trust Yahweh to protect us
⇔ than to trust that influential people will protect us.
BSB It is better to take refuge in the LORD
⇔ than to trust in princes.
OEB It is better to hide in the Lord
⇔ than to put any trust in princes.
WEB It is better to take refuge in Yahweh,
⇔ than to put confidence in princes.
WMB It is better to take refuge in the LORD,
⇔ than to put confidence in princes.
NET It is better to take shelter in the Lord
⇔ than to trust in princes.
LSV Better to take refuge in YHWH,
Than to trust in princes.
FBV It's better to rely on the Lord than to trust in the rich and powerful.[fn]
118:9 “Rich and powerful”: literally, “princes.”
T4T It is better to trust Yahweh to protect us
⇔ than to trust that influential/important people will protect us.
LEB • It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust princes.
BBE It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
MOF No MOF PSA 118:9 verse available
JPS It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
ASV It is better to take refuge in Jehovah
⇔ Than to put confidence in princes.
DRA BETH. By what doth a young man correct his way? by observing thy words.
YLT Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes.
DBY It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles.
RV It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
WBS It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
KJB It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
(It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. )
BB It is better to trust in God: then to put any confidence in princes.
GNV It is better to trust in the Lord, then to haue confidence in princes.
(It is better to trust in the Lord, then to have confidence in princes. )
CB It is better to trust in the LORDE, then to put eny confidece in prynces.
(It is better to trust in the LORD, then to put any confidece in princes.)
WYC In what thing amendith a yong waxinge man his weie? in keping thi wordis.
(In what thing amendith a yong waxinge man his weie? in keping thy/your words.)
LUT Es ist gut auf den HErrn vertrauen und sich nicht verlassen auf Fürsten.
(It is good on the HErrn vertrauen and itself/yourself/themselves not verlassen on Fürsten.)
CLV Beth In quo corrigit adolescentior viam suam? in custodiendo sermones tuos.
BRN Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping thy words.
BrLXX Ἐν τίνι κατορθώσει νεώτερος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ; ἐν τῷ φυλάξασθαι τοὺς λόγους σου.
(En tini katorthōsei neōteros taʸn hodon autou? en tōi fulaxasthai tous logous sou. )
Ps 118 With an exultant testimony, the psalmist gives thanks for the Lord’s goodness and encourages others to trust in his faithful love (118:1-4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Pss 113–118).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
to take refuge in Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: good to,take_refuge in/on/at/with,LORD than,trust in/on/at/with,princes )
This verse is parallel to the one preceding it. God is spoken of as if he were a refuge, a place where people can be protected. Alternate translation: “to seek protection from Yahweh”