Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 89:18
18Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 89:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
- New International Version (NIV)Indeed, our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For our shield belongs to the Lord, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Context of Psalms 89:18
16They rejoice in your name all day long, and they are exalted by your righteousness. 17For you are their magnificent strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. 19You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones and said, “I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. 20I have found David my servant; I have anointed him with my sacred oil.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:18 word by word
כִּ֣י לַֽ֭יהוָה מָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּ וְלִקְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:18
- Psalms 47:9The nobles of the peoples have assembled with the people of the God of Abraham. For the leaders of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.
- Psalms 62:1I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor; he does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity.
- Psalms 91:1The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.
- Deuteronomy 33:27The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!”
- Psalms 71:22Therefore, I will praise you with a harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing to you with a lyre, Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 1:4Oh sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, brood of evildoers, depraved children! They have abandoned the Lord; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they have turned their backs on him.
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is among you in his greatness.”
- Isaiah 29:19The humble will have joy after joy in the Lord, and the poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 30:11Get out of the way! Leave the pathway. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior. I have given Egypt as a ransom for you, Cush and Seba in your place.
- Psalms 44:4You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King. He will save us.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For the Lord is our defense - Margin, “Our shield is of the Lord.” The original word rendered “defense,” is shield. Compare Psalm 5:12, note; Psalm 33:20, note; Psalm 59:11, note. The meaning is, that protection was to be found in God alone. The true construction of this verse is, “For to Yahweh (belongs) our shield, and to the Holy One of Israel our king.” That is, All that they had, and all that they relied on as a defense, belonged to God, or was of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 Happy are those who so know the joyful sound of the gospel as to obey it; who experience its power upon their hearts, and bring forth the fruit of it in their lives. Though believers are nothing in themselves, yet having all in Christ Jesus, they may rejoice in his name. May the Lord enable us to do so. The joy of the Lord is the strength of his people; whereas unbelief dispirits ourselves and discourages others. Though it steals upon us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The Lord protects his people with the same power by which he established the created order.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. (Margin). Thus is introduced the promise to "our shield," "our king," David.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 89
- 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
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