Psalms 115:11
You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
BSB
ASV
Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
KJV
Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord,.... Which is said not to distinguish true saints from hypocrites, in Israel or in Aaron's house; rather to describe such who belonged to neither: but, as Aben Ezra interprets it, who feared the Lord, of every people and nation; or proselytes, as Jarchi explains it: the distinction between the people of the Jews, and the proselytes among them, under the character of those that feared the Lord, may be observed in Act 13:
Note, Wherever there is an awful fear of God, there may be a cheerful faith in him: those that reverence his word may rely upon it. We are greatly encouraged to trust in God, and good reason is given us why we should stay ourselves upon him with an entire satisfaction.
The next verse is of the same tenor— Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord, whether belonging to Israel, or to the house of Aaron, or not, all those who reverence Jehovah are permitted and commanded to confide in him. He is their help and their shield. He does aid and protect all those who worship him in filial fear, to whatever nation they may belong.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
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As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
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Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
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The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
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Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
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For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.