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Psalms 115:13
13He will bless those who fear Adonai, the small together with the great.
Psalms 115:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
- New International Version (NIV)he will bless those who fear the Lord— small and great alike.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 115:13
11O you who fear Adonai, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their shield! 12Adonai has been mindful of us, He will bless: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron; He will bless those who fear Adonai, the small together with the great. 14May Adonai increase you more and more —you and your children. 15May you be blessed by Adonai, 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 29:11Adonai gives strength to His people. Adonai blesses His people with shalom.
- Psalms 112:1Halleluyah! Happy is the man who fears Adonai, who delights greatly in His mitzvot.
- Psalms 128:1A Song of Ascents. Happy is everyone in awe of Adonai, who walks in His ways,
- Malachi 3:16Then those who revere Adonai spoke with each other, and Adonai took notice and heard, and a scroll of remembrance was written before Him, for those who revere Adonai, even those who esteem His Name.
- Luke 1:50And His mercy is from generation to generation to the ones who fear Him.
- Acts 13:26“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who are God-fearers, it is to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
- Colossians 3:11Here there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, savage, slave and free; but Messiah is all, and in all.
- Acts 26:22Since I have had God’s help, to this day I have stood here testifying to both small and great. I am saying nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to happen—
- Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, but Your wrath has come and the time for the dead to be judged— to reward Your servants, the prophets and kedoshim, and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy the destroyers of the earth.”
- Revelation 19:5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you His servants and all who fear Him, both the small and the great!”
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne. The books were opened, and another book was opened—the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
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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