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Psalms 118:8 · WEB

“It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.”

— Psalms 118:8

Speaker

David

Era

Kingdom (~1000 BC)

Emotion

deciding

Type

psalm

Emotional genome

Comfort power

85%

Quotability

90%

Memorability

90%

Crisis relevance

90%

Standalone

85%
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This verse is part of Psalms 118. The full chapter reveals the story around it.

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