Psalms 115:9
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD! He is their help and their shield!
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
In Context
8They that make them shall be like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them.
10O house of Aaron, trust ye in the LORD! He is their help and their shield!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? a people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and that is the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall dwindle away before thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.
Psalms 84:11(84-12) For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD giveth grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalms 118:4So let them now that fear the LORD say, for His mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 130:7O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.
Psalms 135:20O house of Levi, bless ye the LORD; ye that fear the LORD, bless ye 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 →