New International Version
Psalms 115:13
13he will bless those who fear the Lord— small and great alike.
Psalms 115:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will bless those who fear the Lord, Both small and great.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He will bless those who fear the Lord, both great and lowly.
Context of Psalms 115:13
11You who fear him, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield. 12The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, he will bless those who fear the Lord— small and great alike. 14May the Lord cause you to flourish, both you and your children. 15May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Read all of Psalms 115Psalms 115:13 word by word
יְ֭בָרֵךְ יִרְאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝קְּטַנִּ֗ים עִם־הַגְּדֹלִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 115:13
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
- Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.
- Malachi 4:2But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
- Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
- Acts 13:26“Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
- Colossians 3:11Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
- Acts 26:22But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—
- Revelation 11:18The nations were angry, and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your people who revere your name, both great and small— and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”
- Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both great and small!”
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
Commentaries on Psalms 115:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He will bless them that fear the Lord - Compare Psalm 115:11. Both small and great - Margin, as in Hebrew, with. The little with the great; children and grown persons; the poor and the rich; the ignorant and the learned; those of humble rank, and those of most exalted birth and condition.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. 12-13The groups mentioned in Psalm 115:9–11 receive assurance of the Lord's blessing, no matter their social status (see 113:8).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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