Psalms 115:9
O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
In Context
8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Psalms 118:4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Psalms 130:7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
Psalms 135:20O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:2-9
The Absurdity of Idolatry. 1 Not unto us, O Lord , not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not:… Read the whole commentary →