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Psalms 115:9

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

O Israel, trust thou in the Lord,.... Or, "the house of Israel hath trusted in the Lord": so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions: the Targum is,

"Israel trusteth in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

O Israel, trust thou in the Lord - This exhortation is founded in a great measure on what had been just said in regard to idols. They had no power. There was no reason why they should be confided in.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 115:9-18

In these verses,

I. We are earnestly exhorted, all of us, to repose our confidence in God, and not suffer our confidence in him to be shaken by the heathens' insulting over us upon the account of our…