Psalms 115:9

Psalms 115:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
• New International Version (NIV)All you Israelites, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Israel, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.

Context of Psalms 115:9

7They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; Nor can they make a sound with their throats. 8Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them. O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!] He is their help and their shield. 10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. 11You who [reverently] fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.

Psalms 115:9 word by word

יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בְּטַ֣ח בַּיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• thou in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• their helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
• and their shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043

Cross-references for Psalms 115:9

• Psalms 118:2Oh let Israel say, “His lovingkindness endures forever.”
• Psalms 135:19O house of Israel, bless and praise the Lord [with gratitude]; O house of Aaron, bless the Lord;
• Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
• Psalms 62:8Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
• Psalms 125:1Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation] Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
• Psalms 130:7O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is lovingkindness, And with Him is abundant redemption.
• Psalms 146:5How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
• Jeremiah 17:17Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge and my hope in the day of disaster.
• Ephesians 1:12so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.
• Psalms 33:20We wait [expectantly] for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
• Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
• Deuteronomy 33:29Happy and blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The Shield of your help, And the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
• Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver]; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.

Commentaries on Psalms 115:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9O Israel - The body of the Jewish people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9O Israel, trust thou in the Lord - This exhortation is founded in a great measure on what had been just said in regard to idols. They had no power. There was no reason why they should be confided in. They could not help in the day of trouble; and as people need a god, and as the idols cannot be to them as gods, the exhortation is addressed to his people to trust him. He would be to them all that was implied in the name God; all that was wanted in a God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be cheerful faith in him; those who reverence his word, may rely upon it. He is ever found faithful. The greatest need his blessing, and it shall not be denied to the meanest that fear him. God's blessing gives an increase, especially in spiritual blessings…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Israel … O house of Aaron … You who fear the LORD: The psalmist urges everyone in the God-fearing community to trust in the living God. This threefold address assures them that the Lord is their true helper and shield (compare Psalm 118:2–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. The repetitions imply earnestness.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 115:9

• Faith

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• In the Lord
• Fast
• Hallel
• Hymn
• Psalms
• Celebrate
• Hallelujah

Commentaries on Psalms 115

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings