Israel. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "house of Israel". See notes on Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:6; Genesis 46:27; Genesis 46:28.
He is their help, &c. Figure of speech Epistrophe (App-6), in verses: Psalms 115:9; Psalms 115:11.
shield. See note on Psalms 84:9.