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Psalms 115:11

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 115:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
Psalms 115:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 115

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
9O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
10O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
11Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.
12Jehovah hath been mindful of us; he will bless [us]: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
13He will bless them that fear Jehovah, Both small and great.
14Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord, etc.] 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 (<441326>Acts 13:26). It takes in all true worshippers of the Lord; and who are exhorted to trust in him, for faith and fear are consistent; and where there is the one, there is the other; where there is the true fear of God, not a slavish…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ye that fear the Lord ... - All the people that reverence God; all his true worshippers. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye that fear - All of you who worship the true God, not only Israelites, but even Gentile proselytes. Psalms 115:12”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 33:18, Psa 118:4, Psa 147:11; Pro 14:26, Pro 30:5; Act 10:35; Rev 19:5 Psalms 115:12”
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