New English Translation
Psalms 115:9
9O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector.
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
7hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats. 8Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them. O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector. 10O family of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector. 11You loyal followers of the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector.
Read all of Psalms 115Psalms 115:9 word by word
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בְּטַ֣ח בַּיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 115:9
- Psalms 118:2Let Israel say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”
- Psalms 135:19O family of Israel, praise the Lord! O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!
- Exodus 19:5And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,
- Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
- Psalms 130:7O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
- Psalms 146:5How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
- Jeremiah 17:17Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.
- Ephesians 1:12so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.
- Psalms 33:20We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
- Deuteronomy 33:29You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who 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
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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
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