King James Version

Psalms 115:11

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

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יִרְאֵ֣יyireafraidיָרֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “afraid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בִּטְח֣וּbitchvbe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be bold”, a commandH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בַיהוָ֑הvayhvahin Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עֶזְרָ֖םezramhelpעֵזֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5828aidhelp.וּמָגִנָּ֣םumaginamand bucklerמָגֵןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and buckler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.הֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ye fearing Jehovah, trust in Jehovah, 'Their help and their shield [is] He.'

World English Bible

You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.

Darby Translation

Ye that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah: he is their help and their shield.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They that fear the Lord trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον ἤλπισαν ἐπὶ Κύριον, βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστι.