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Psalms 118:9 · WEB

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

— Psalms 118:9

Speaker

David

Era

Kingdom (~1000 BC)

Emotion

deciding

Type

psalm

Emotional genome

Comfort power

80%

Quotability

85%

Memorability

85%

Crisis relevance

85%

Standalone

80%
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This verse is part of Psalms 118. The full chapter reveals the story around it.

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