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Psalm 89

Psa. 89:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For ηthe Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is our defence
magen (Hebrew #4043)
from 1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV usage: X armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
Pronounce: maw-gane'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine mginnah {meg-in-naw'}
; and the Holy One
qadowsh (Hebrew #6918)
from 6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
KJV usage: holy (One), saint.
Pronounce: kaw-doshe'
Origin: or qadosh {kaw-doshe'}
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
is our king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
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or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel,
Psa. 47:9• 9The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. (Psa. 47:9)
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Isa. 33:22• 22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us. (Isa. 33:22)

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the Lord is, etc.
or, our Shield is of the Lord, and ourKing is of the Holy One of Israel.
Psa. 47:9• 9The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. (Psa. 47:9)
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Psa. 62:1‑2,6• 1<<To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.>> Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
 2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
 6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. (Psa. 62:1‑2,6)
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Psa. 84:11• 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)
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Psa. 91:1‑2• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
 2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. (Psa. 91:1‑2)
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Gen. 15:1• 1After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Gen. 15:1)
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Deut. 33:27‑29• 27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
 28Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
 29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Deut. 33:27‑29)
Holy.
Psa. 71:22• 22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. (Psa. 71:22)
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Isa. 1:4• 4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. (Isa. 1:4)
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Isa. 12:6• 6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. (Isa. 12:6)
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Isa. 29:19• 19The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 29:19)
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Isa. 30:11• 11Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. (Isa. 30:11)
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Isa. 43:3,14• 3For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
 14Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. (Isa. 43:3,14)
king.
Psa. 44:4• 4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. (Psa. 44:4)
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Isa. 33:22• 22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us. (Isa. 33:22)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holym One of Israel, our king.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "For of (or from) Jehovah ... and of (or from) the Holy One," and see Note f, ver. 5.

W. Kelly Translation

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For to Jehovah [belongeth] our shield,{HR}And to the Holy one of Israel, our king.