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Psalms 89:18

Protection and safety

16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
KJV
For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
WEB
For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
ASV
For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
DARBY
For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.
BLB
Indeed, unto YHWH [is] our shield, and our king unto the Holy One of Israel.
ÅB
For Herren er vårt skjold, og Israels Hellige vår konge.
OTB
For vår beskytter er Herren,
Og vår konge er Israels Hellige.
B1930
For Herren er vårt skjold, og Israels Hellige vår konge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 47:9

    The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

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  • Psalms 71:22

    I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

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  • Isaiah 33:22

    For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.

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  • Isaiah 1:4

    Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

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  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

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  • Psalms 91:1–2

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

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  • Isaiah 43:3

    For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

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  • Psalms 84:11

    For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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