Psalms 118:9 Go deeper

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. (KJV)

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ט֗וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Psalms 118:9 word 1

לַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.Sotto take refuge

Lemma: חָסָה (cha.sah) · Strong's: H2620

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to seek refuge

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 9:15, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2620; TAHOT Psalms 118:9 word 2

בַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehin Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 118:9 word 3

מִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achmore than to trust

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Psalms 118:9 word 4

בִּנְדִיבִֽים\׃bin.di.Vimin noble [people]

Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: noble

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 21:18, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 12:21, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT Psalms 118:9 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

It is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to take refuge	→	חָסָה H2620 to seek refuge
in the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
than to trust	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
in princes	→	נָדִיב H5081H noble

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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