“They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.”
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; he is your help and your shield. The priestly house is specifically summoned to trust God, with the identical promise of help and shield. The separate address suggests hierarchical inclusion: the priestly leadership must model faith. This verse extends the command to Israel's spiritual leaders.
Church Fathers on Psalms 115:8
1. “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Your Name give the praise” Psalm 113:1. For that grace of the water that gushed from the rock (“now that rock was Christ” 1 Corinthians 10:4), was not given on the score of works that had gone before, but of His mercy “that justifies the ungodly.” Romans 4:5 For “Christ died for sinners,” that men might not seek any glory of their own, but in the Lord's Name. 2. “For Your loving mercy, and for Your truth's sake” Psalm 113:2.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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