Homilist Psalm 118:8-13 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.… I. AS JUSTIFIED BY EXPERIENCE. "It is better," says Matthew Henry, "more wise, more comfortable, and more safe, there is more reason for it, and it will speed better, to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man, yea, though it be in princes. He that devotes himself to God's guidance and government, with an entire dependence upon God's wisdom, power, and goodness, has a better security to make him safe, than if all the kings and potentates of the earth should undertake to protect him." II. AS THE INSPIRATION OF COURAGE. What courage breathes in these words, "All nations compass me about," etc. True confidence in God will always make a man invincible and fearless. The courage of Moses, Daniel, and the three Hebrew youths, and Paul, who said, "None of these things move me," all grew out of confidence in God. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.WEB: It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. |
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