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Psalms 115:9
9O Israel, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their 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.
- 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
7They have hands, but cannot feel; feet, but cannot walk, nor utter a sound with their throat. 8Those making them will become like them —everyone trusting in them. O Israel, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their shield! 10O house of Aaron, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their shield! 11O you who fear Adonai, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their shield!
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 118:2O let Israel say: For His lovingkindness endures forever.
- Psalms 135:19O house of Israel, bless Adonai! O house of Aaron, bless Adonai!
- Exodus 19:5Now then, if you listen closely to My voice, and keep My covenant, then you will be My own treasure from among all people, for all the earth is Mine.
- Psalms 62:8On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. My refuge is in God.
- Psalms 125:1A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in Adonai are like Mount Zion— it cannot be moved, but endures forever.
- Psalms 130:7O Israel, wait for Adonai. For with Adonai there is lovingkindness, and with Him is full redemption,
- Psalms 146:5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai his God,
- Jeremiah 17:17Be not a ruin to me— You are my refuge in the evil day.
- Ephesians 1:12so that we, who were first to put our hope in Messiah, might be for His glorious praise.
- Psalms 33:20Our soul waits for Adonai— He is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 84:11For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the House of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Deuteronomy 33:29Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Adonai, the Shield of your help and the Sword of your triumph? Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample on their backs.”
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is purified. 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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