Psalms 115:9-11 - Exposition

The idols and the idol-worshippers having been sufficiently scorned; the latter especially, for their "trust" in idols, Israel is exhorted to trust in the only sure Object of confidence, Jehovah. Three several times the leader of the choir gives forth the call—" Trust in the Lord "—and three several times the choir responds with the acknowledgment that he, and he alone, "is their Help and Shield." The exhortation seems to be addressed, first, to the lay people generally ( Psalms 115:9 ); then to the clerical order ( Psalms 115:10 ); finally, to all, whether laity or clergy, who are true Israelites at heart (comp. Psalms 115:12 , Psalms 115:13 ).