Psalms 89:18

For from Jehovah is our shield, And from the Holy One of Israel is our king.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

In Context

17For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!

19Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst,—”I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people;

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Cross References

Psalms 47:9The princes of the nations gather themselves together To the people of the God of Abraham; For the mighty of the earth belong to God; He is supremely exalted.

Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my safeguard, —I shall not fall.

Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; The LORD giveth grace and glory; No good thing doth he withhold From them that walk uprightly.

Psalms 148:14He exalteth the horn of his people, The glory of all his godly ones, Of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye the LORD!

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:16-19

The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord , in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel… Read the whole commentary →

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