Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord. Reverential and filial fear of the Lord is close akin to trust in Him. The phrase, "Ye that fear the Lord," comprises all the true "seed of Jacob" (Psalms 22:23), "both small and great" (Psalms 115:13); the laity, as distinguished from "the house of Aaron," the priests. Thus Psalms 115:9 is Israel in general; Psalms 115:10, the priests; Psalms 115:11, the laity. Compare Psalms 118:3; Psalms 135:20.