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Psalms 115:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 115:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 115:96 words
HebrewMeaning
יִ֭שְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēl
O IsraelnounH3478
בְּטַ֣חbəṭaḥ
trustverbH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
בַּ/יהוָ֑הbayhwāh
in YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
עֶזְרָ֖/םʿezərām
is help theirnounH5828
וּ/מָגִנָּ֣/םwmāginām
and shield theirconjH4043
armed · defence · ruler · scale ···
הֽוּאhwʾ
heprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 115:9

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.…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 115
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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