Psalms 118:10

"It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes."

Key Reflection

This verse encourages placing trust solely in God rather than human leaders, highlighting God's unwavering reliability and protection compared to the fleeting nature of earthly rulers. It underscores the spiritual principle that divine faithfulness is superior to reliance on fallible humans.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

All nations compassed me about -They surrounded me; they hemmed me in on every side, so that I seemed to have no chance to escape. It would seem from this that the psalm was composed by someone who was at the head of the government, and whose government had been attacked by surrounding nations. This would accord well with many things that occurred in the life of David; but there were also other times in the Jewish history to which it would be applicable, and there is nothing that necessarily confines it to the time of David.

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