Psalms 118:8 - Exposition

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man (comp. Psalms 62:8 , Psalms 62:9 ). Israel, on its return from the Captivity, had begun by putting a good deal of trust in its human helpers, as Cyrus and the other friendly heathen mentioned in Ezra 1:4-6 ; Ezra 3:7 . But this help, after a little time, had failed them ( Ezra 4:1-24 ), and they had found themselves in great difficulties.