Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Those who fear the Lord, together with the house of Aaron in the surrounding call, are urged to trust in the Lord because He is their help and their shield. That trust demonstrates immortal, eternal principles planted in the heart by love of God and love of truth. Troubles and trials conform the righteous to their Lord and Master and prove those principles in their hearts.
The assurance holds against danger from people, trusting God to protect when threatened by men. In Luther's experience this meant trusting that God shielded him when a hostile stranger approached with a hidden pistol in an attempted attack.
Those who fear the Lord, together with the house of Aaron in the surrounding call, are urged to trust in the Lord because He is their help and their shield. That trust demonstrates immortal, eternal principles planted in the heart by love of God and love of truth. Troubles and trials conform the righteous to their Lord and Master and prove those principles in their hearts.
The assurance holds against danger from people, trusting God to protect when threatened by men. In Luther's experience this meant trusting that God shielded him when a hostile stranger approached with a hidden pistol in an attempted attack.