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Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Put not your trust in princes - Rely on God rather than on man, however exalted he may be. There is a work of protection and salvation which…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Princes— The thought of Psalm 118:8-9 is here elaborated, with distinct allusion to Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19 (Compare …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What is the connection here between praising God and not trusting man? Why, this connection, that we never praise God better than by exercising fai…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Trust not in princes. This admonition is appropriately inserted, for one way people blind themselves is by entangling their minds with var…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Put not your trust in princes
Not in foreign princes, in alliances and confederacies with them; nor in any at home. …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If it is our delight to praise the Lord while we live, we will certainly praise Him to all eternity. With this glorious prospect before us, how low…

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