Psalms 115:9
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Revised Version 1895
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 submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and follow after faithfulness.
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalms 118:4Let them now that fear the LORD say, that 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 →