Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Parallel translations
- WEB You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
- BSB You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- NKJV You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.
- NASB You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.
- NLT All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield.
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Quick answer
All who fear Yahweh are called to trust him as their help and shield. It matters because reverent faith, not lineage, defines God's people.
Overview
The call broadens beyond Israel and Aaron to all who fear the Lord, likely including God-fearing Gentiles. The triple summons shows that trust is the universal response God seeks. This widening foreshadows the gospel's reach to all nations who fear God and take refuge in him through Christ, their help and shield.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Prov 14:26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
- Acts 10:35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
- Ps 147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
- Ps 103:11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
- Rev 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
- Prov 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
- Ps 22:23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
- Ps 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
- Ps 118:4Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
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