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Psalm 115

Psa. 115:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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O Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, trust
batach (Hebrew #982)
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV usage: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Pronounce: baw-takh'
Origin: a primitive root
thou in the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: he isl their help
`ezer (Hebrew #5828)
aid
KJV usage: help.
Pronounce: ay'-zer
Origin: from 5826
and their shield
magen (Hebrew #4043)
from 1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV usage: X armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
Pronounce: maw-gane'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine mginnah {meg-in-naw'}
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Psa. 33:20• 20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. (Psa. 33:20)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)
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Prov. 30:5• 5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. (Prov. 30:5)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 118:2‑4• 2Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
 3Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
 4Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever. (Psa. 118:2‑4)
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Psa. 135:19‑20• 19Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:
 20Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. (Psa. 135:19‑20)
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Ex. 19:5• 5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: (Ex. 19:5)
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Psa. 62:8• 8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. (Psa. 62:8)
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Psa. 125:1• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 130:7• 7Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. (Psa. 130:7)
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Psa. 146:5‑6• 5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
 6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: (Psa. 146:5‑6)
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Jer. 17:17‑18• 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
 18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. (Jer. 17:17‑18)
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Eph. 1:12• 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. (Eph. 1:12)
their help.
Psa. 33:20‑21• 20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
 21For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. (Psa. 33:20‑21)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)
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Deut. 33:29• 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 thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Deut. 33:29)
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Prov. 30:5• 5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. (Prov. 30:5)
• (vv. 9-11) The psalmist then exhorts to trust in Jehovah, for He alone can help, and defend those who trust in Him. The nation of Israel, the priestly family of Aaron, the Gentiles that fear the Lord, are called to trust in the Lord, and thus find in Him their help and shield. (“Psalms 115” by H. Smith)
• Three classes are mentioned; “Israel,” “the house of Aaron” (the priests), and “them that fear the Lord,” which would include the Gentiles (vs. 9-11). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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O Israel, confide thou in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.