O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
This psalm was written when God's people lay under heavy affliction, and they cry out to Him not for their own honor but for His name's sake, lest the heathen mock Him and say, Where is their God? From their distress they take courage and boast in the madness of idol-worship, magnifying their own blessedness in being chosen by God.
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Commenting on Psalm 115:1-18
O Israel, trust thou in the Lord. Whatever others do, let the elect of heaven keep fast to the God who chose them. Jehovah is the God of Jacob, let his children prove their loyalty to their God by their confidence in him.
Do not let the heathens' insults shake your confidence in the living God. It is folly to trust in dead images, but wisdom to trust in the Lord, He is help to advance all good and shield to defend against all evil. Let Israel, the priests, and all who fear Him repose their confidence wholly in God, for He is never unmindful of His people.
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Commenting on Psalm 115:9-18