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Psalms 115:9

115:8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

O Israel, trust you in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

115:10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

What does Psalms 115:9 mean?

Psalms 115:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), בָּטַח (bâṭach), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

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Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
trustבָּטַחbâṭach/baw-takh'/H982figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
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LORD:יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
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helpעֵזֶרʻêzer/ay'-zer/H5828aid
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shield.מָגֵןmâgên/maw-gane'/H4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 115:9.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy 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. found: or, subdued

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Psalms 115:10

O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

Psalms 28:7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalms 33:20

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

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What does Psalms 115:9 say?

Psalms 115:9 (King James Version) reads: "O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield."

Is Psalms 115:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 115:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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