Psalms 33:20
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
In Context
19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
21For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
Psalms 62:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Psalms 144:1Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:13-22
God's Sovereign Power. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver… Read the whole commentary →