Psalms 118:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Psalms 118:8 [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Ver. 8. It is better to trust in the Lord, &c.] Luther on this text calleth it, Artem artium, et mirificam, ac suam artem, non fidere hominibus, that is, the art of arts, and that which he had well studied, not to put confidence in man; as for trust in God, he calleth it, Sacrificium omnium gratissimum et suavissimum, et cultum omnium pulcherrimum, the most pleasant and sweetest of all sacrifices, the best of all services we perform to God.

Than to put confidence in man] Quia mutatur aut fortuna, aut voluntas, aut vita, saith Genebrard, because either men may die, or their affections may die, or their wealth decay.

Psalms 118:8

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