Psalms 115:9
O Israel, trust thou in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
In Context
8Like them are those that make them, 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, O people, saved by the Lord, the Shield of thy help, and who is the Sword of thy excellency! and thy enemies shall fawn upon thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high-places.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.
Psalms 84:11(84:12) For a sun and shield is the Lord God; grace and glory will the Lord give; he will not withhold any good from those that walk with integrity.
Psalms 118:4Let those who fear the Lord then say so; because to eternity endureth his kindness.
Psalms 130:7Let Israel wait for the Lord; for with the Lord there is kindness, and with him is redemption in abundance;
Psalms 135:20O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord; ye that 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 →