Far better to take refuge in GOD than trust in people;
NKJV
[It is] better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
GWV
It is better to depend on the LORD than to trust mortals.
NET
It is better to take shelter* in the Lord than to trust in people.
NET
118:8 It is better to take shelter4002
tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord> is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord>. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord> are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord> (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22).