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Psalms 115:9
9All you Israelites, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
Psalms 115:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Israel, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield.
Context of Psalms 115:9
7They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. 8Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. All you Israelites, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield. 10House of Aaron, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield. 11You who fear him, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
Read all of Psalms 115Psalms 115:9 word by word
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל בְּטַ֣ח בַּיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖ם וּמָגִנָּ֣ם הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 115:9
- Psalms 118:2Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”
- Psalms 135:19All you Israelites, praise the Lord; house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
- Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
- Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
- Psalms 130:7Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
- Psalms 146:5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
- Jeremiah 17:17Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
- Ephesians 1:12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
- Psalms 33:20We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
- Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
- Proverbs 30:5“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to 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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