Psalms 118:9

⁷ The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

⁸ It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
KJV: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
WEB: It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
ASV: It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
DARBY: It is better to trust in Jehovah than to put confidence in nobles.
BLB: [It is] better to take refuge in YHWH, than to trust in princes.

ÅB: Det er bedre å ta sin tilflukt til Herren enn å stole på fyrster.
OTB: Det er bedre å søke tilflukt hos Herren
Enn å sette sin lit til fyrster.
B1930: Det er bedre å ta sin tilflukt til Herren enn å stole på fyrster.

Psalms 146:3–5
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
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Ezekiel 29:7
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
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Isaiah 31:1
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
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Isaiah 30:2–3
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
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Isaiah 31:8
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
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Isaiah 30:15–17
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
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Isaiah 36:6–7
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
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