Psalms Chapter 115 verse 9 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 115:9

O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
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BBE Psalms 115:9

O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.
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DARBY Psalms 115:9

O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.
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KJV Psalms 115:9

O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
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WBT Psalms 115:9


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WEB Psalms 115:9

Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
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YLT Psalms 115:9

O Israel, trust in Jehovah, `Their help and their shield `is' He.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 9-11. - The idols and the idol-worshippers having been sufficiently scorned; the latter especially, for their "trust" in idols, Israel is exhorted to trust in the only sure Object of confidence, Jehovah. Three several times the leader of the choir gives forth the call - " Trust in the Lord " - and three several times the choir responds with the acknowledgment that he, and he alone, "is their Help and Shield." The exhortation seems to be addressed, first, to the lay people generally (ver. 9); then to the clerical order (ver. 10); finally, to all, whether laity or clergy, who are true Israelites at heart (comp. vers. 12, 13). Verse 9. - O Israel, trust thou in the Lord. Follow not the example of the heathen who trust in idols. Rather, be an example to them. He is their Help and their Shield (comp. Psalm 33:20). The change of per son implies a change of speaker.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) O Israel.--There is consummate art in this sudden change of address. It is like the pointed application of some general truth in a sermon. It is possible that in the liturgic use a change in the music was made here, the Levites and choir turning to the people with a loud burst of song.He is their help and their shield.--The original form of this motto of trust appears in Psalm 33:20. Here the change of person suggests some musical arrangement. Apparently one part of the choir, or, it may be, one officiating priest, addressed successively the whole congregation with the charge, "trust in Jehovah," and each time the full choir took up the refrain, "He is their helper and shield," repeating to the priest the ground on which he urged confidence and loyalty. Then in Psalm 115:12-13 congregation and choir join, changing to the first person.