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Psalms 115:11

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

KJV

Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.

ASV

יִרְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בִּטְח֣וּ בַ/יהוָ֑ה עֶזְרָ֖/ם וּ/מָגִנָּ֣/ם הֽוּא

Hebrew

I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

Douay-Rheims

Ye fearing Jehovah, trust in Jehovah, `Their help and their shield is He.'

YLT

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֹּטְחִ֖ים
btchym
verb · 117×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
verb · 53×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 21×
מָגֵ֣ן
mgn
noun · 62×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Is the soul of man carried away to things divine? Does rapture pertain to the cognitive or to the appetitive power? Did Paul when in rapture see the essence of God? Was he withdrawn from his senses? When in that state, was his soul was wholly separated from his body? What did he know, and what did he not know about this matter? Article 1. Whether the soul of man is carried away…

Cross-references

  • Acts 10:35 — But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
  • Prov 14:26 — In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Prov 30:5 — Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
  • Ps 22:23 — Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
  • Ps 22:23 — Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
  • Ps 33:18 — Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
  • Ps 103:11 — For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
  • Ps 118:4 — Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 147:11 — The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
  • Rev 19:5 — And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.