King James Version
Psalms 115:11 in the King James Version says “Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 115 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.”
Psalms 115:11 · KJV
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. and: Heb. with
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“trust”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
“in the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“and their shield”
H4043a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
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