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Psalms 89:18

89:17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. the LORD: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel

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For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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

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

89:19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

What does Psalms 89:18 mean?

Psalms 89:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מָגֵן (mâgên), קָדוֹשׁ (qâdôwsh).

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For
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
our
defence;מָגֵןmâgên/maw-gane'/H4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
and
the
Holy
Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôwsh/kaw-doshe'/H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
of
IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
is
our
king.מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
the
LORD:
or,
our
shield
is
of
the
LORD,
and
our
king
is
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel

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And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

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What does Psalms 89:18 say?

Psalms 89:18 (King James Version) reads: "For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. the LORD: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel"

Is Psalms 89:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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