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YESHUA (SALVATION)
IN THE BOOK OF PSALMS

SALVATION (Yeshua) appears 63 times
in The Book of Psalms

This is where we get the name JESUS from.

The Name JESUS comes from the Hebrew word YESHUA which means SALVATION.

The root word for Yeshua is also translated: deliverance, health, help, helping, safety, save, saving and welfare (also in Psalms). (Compare Matthew 1:21)

Luke 24:44 And he (YESHUA-Jesus) said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the PSALMS, concerning me.

*Numbers in parenthesis are the corresponding Hebrew verse.

1. Psalm 3:8 (9) SALVATION (Yeshua) belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

2. Psalm 9:14 (15) That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy SALVATION (Yeshua).

3. Psalm 13:5 (6) But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy SALVATION (Yeshua).

4. Psalm 14:7 Oh that the SALVATION (Yeshua) of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

5. Psalm 18:2 (3) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my SALVATION (Yeshua), and my high tower.

6. Psalm 18:35 (36) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy SALVATION (Yeshua): and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

7. Psalm 18:46 (47) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my SALVATION (Yeshua) be exalted.

8. Psalm 20:5 (6) We will rejoice in thy SALVATION (Yeshua), and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

9. Psalm 21:1 (2) The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy SALVATION (Yeshua) how greatly shall he rejoice!

10. Psalm 21:5 (6) His glory is great in thy SALVATION (Yeshua): honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

11. Psalm 24:5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his SALVATION (Yeshua).

12. Psalm 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my SALVATION (Yeshua); on thee do I wait all the day.

13. Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my SALVATION (Yeshua); whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

14. Psalm 27:9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my SALVATION (Yeshua).

15. Psalm 35:3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy SALVATION (Yeshua).

16. Psalm 35:9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his SALVATION (Yeshua).

17. Psalm 37:39 But the SALVATION (Yeshua) of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

18. Psalm 38:22 (23) Make haste to help me, O LORD my SALVATION (Yeshua).

19. Psalm 40:10 (11) I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy SALVATION (Yeshua): I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

20. Psalm 40:16 (17) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy SALVATION (Yeshua) say continually, The LORD be magnified.

21. Psalm 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the SALVATION (Yeshua) of God.

22. Psalm 51:12 (14) Restore unto me the joy of thy SALVATION (Yeshua); and uphold me with thy free spirit.

23. Psalm 51:14 (16) Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my SALVATION (Yeshua): and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

24. Psalm 53:6 (7) Oh that the SALVATION (Yeshua) of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

25. Psalm 62:1 (2) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my SALVATION (Yeshua).

26. Psalm 62:2 (3) He only is my rock and my SALVATION (Yeshua); he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

27. Psalm 62:6 (7) He only is my rock and my SALVATION (Yeshua): he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

28. Psalm 62:7 (8) In God is my SALVATION (Yeshua) and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

29. Psalm 65:5 (6) By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our SALVATION (Yeshua); who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

30. Psalm 68:19 (20) Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our SALVATION (Yeshua). Selah.

31. Psalm 68:20 (21) He that is our God is the God of SALVATION (Yeshua); and unto GOD the LORD belong the issues from death.

32. Psalm 69:13 (14) But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy SALVATION (Yeshua).

33. Psalm 69:29 (30) But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy SALVATION (Yeshua), O God, set me up on high.

34. Psalm 70:4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy SALVATION (Yeshua) say continually, Let God be magnified.

35. Psalm 71:15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy SALVATION (Yeshua) all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

36. Psalm 74:12 For God is my King of old, working SALVATION (Yeshua) in the midst of the earth.

37. Psalm 78:22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his SALVATION (Yeshua):

38. Psalm 79:9 Help us, O God of our SALVATION (Yeshua), for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

39. Psalm 85:4 (5) Turn us, O God of our SALVATION (Yeshua), and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

40. Psalm 85:7 (8) Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy SALVATION (Yeshua).

41. Psalm 85:9 (10) Surely his SALVATION (Yeshua) is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

42. Psalm 88:1 (2) O LORD God of my SALVATION (Yeshua), I have cried day and night before thee:

43. Psalm 89:26 (27) He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my SALVATION (Yeshua).

44. Psalm 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my SALVATION (Yeshua).

45. Psalm 95:1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our SALVATION (Yeshua).

46. Psalm 96:2 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his SALVATION (Yeshua) from day to day.

47. Psalm 98:2 The LORD hath made known his SALVATION (Yeshua): his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

48. Psalm 98:3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the SALVATION (Yeshua) of our God.

49. Psalm 106:4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy SALVATION (Yeshua);

50. Psalm 116:13 I will take the cup of SALVATION (Yeshua), and call upon the name of the LORD.

51. Psalm 118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my SALVATION (Yeshua).

52. Psalm 118:15 The voice of rejoicing and SALVATION (Yeshua) is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

53. Psalm 118:21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my SALVATION (Yeshua).

54. Psalm 119:41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy SALVATION (Yeshua), according to thy word.

55. Psalm 119:81 My soul fainteth for thy SALVATION (Yeshua): but I hope in thy word.

56. Psalm 119:123 Mine eyes fail for thy SALVATION (Yeshua), and for the word of thy righteousness.

57. Psalm 119:155 SALVATION (Yeshua) is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

58. Psalm 119:166 LORD, I have hoped for thy SALVATION (Yeshua), and done thy commandments.

59. Psalm 119:174 I have longed for thy SALVATION (Yeshua), O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

60. Psalm 132:16 I will also clothe her priests with SALVATION (Yeshua): and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

61. Psalm 140:7 (8) O GOD the LORD, the strength of my SALVATION (Yeshua), thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

62. Psalm 144:10 It is he that giveth SALVATION (Yeshua) unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

63. Psalm 149:4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with SALVATION (Yeshua).

 

Palestine vs. Israel
as the Name of the Holy Land

By Dr. Thomas McCall

During the last few centuries, the world, Christians included, has fallen into a bad habit. We have bought into some early Roman propaganda. We have used the name Palestine, which Roman Emperor Hadrian placed on the country of Israel in 135 A.D., for so long that it has become common usage. This would be as incorrect as calling the Russia of today the "Soviet Union" or referring to Berlin as "East Germany". The thoughts below by our ministry's senior theologian, Dr. Thomas S. McCall, completely explore the subject. If you know somebody who's fallen into this habit, please share this article with them. - Zola

Current Propaganda's Use of Palestine

There is a propaganda war going on now with regard to the term "Palestine". At one time it might have been argued that Palestine was an innocuous designation of the Middle Eastern area, that is generally thought of as the Holy Land. During the last few decades, however, the term Palestine has been adopted by Arabs living in Israel in the area west of the Jordan River. It is specifically employed to avoid the use of the name Israel, and must be considered an anti-Israel term. In all Arab maps published in Jordan, Egypt, etc., the area west of the Jordan River is called Palestine, without any reference to Israel. Palestine is the term now used by those who want to deny the legitimate existence of Israel as a genuine nation among the family of nations.

The term now adopted by the political entity within Israel that is gradually obtaining more and more pockets of territory through the "peace process", is the PA (Palestinian Authority). Although it must deal daily with Israeli officials, the PA hates to use the term Israel in any of its communications.

Palestine, therefore, must now be considered a political propaganda term with massive anti-Israel implications. The world press uses the term to question the legitimacy of modern Israel. Christians also have used the term Palestine for centuries in referring to the Holy Land. In earlier times this might have been excused (although biblically questionable) because of its common usage. In light of the current propaganda war against Israel, however, Christians must now re-evaluate the term Palestine and consider whether it is biblically, theologically or prophetically accurate.

Biblical Use of Palestine

The term Palestine is rarely used in the Old Testament, and when it is, it refers specifically to the southwestern coastal area of Israel occupied by the Philistines. It is a translation of the Hebrew word "Pelesheth". The term is never used to refer to the whole land occupied by Israel. Before Israel occupied the land, it would be generally accurate to say that the southwestern coastal area was called Philistia (the Way of the Philistines, or Palestine), while the central highlands were called Canaan. Both the Canaanites and the Philistines had disappeared as distinct peoples at least by the time of the Babylonian Captivity of Judea (586 B.C.), and they no longer exist.

In the New Testament, the term Palestine is never used. The term Israel is primarily used to refer to the people of Israel, rather than the Land. However, in at least two passages, Israel is used to refer to the Land:

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the young child's life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. (Matt. 2:20-21)

But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man shall have come. (Matt. 10:23)

The first passage is when Joseph, Mary and Jesus returned from Egypt to Israel, and the second has reference to the proclamation of the Gospel throughout the Land of Israel. Jesus, Matthew and the angel speaking to Joseph use the term Israel with reference to the Land, even though the term was not then recognized by the Roman authorities.

It is clear, then, that the Bible never uses the term Palestine to refer to the Holy Land as a whole, and that Bible maps that refer to Palestine in the Old or New Testament are, at best, inaccurate, and, at worst, are a conscious denial of the biblical name of Israel.

History of the Term Palestine

Where did the term Palestine originate from? How did the world and the church get into the habit of calling the land of Israel "Palestine"? One of the guides we use in our tours to Israel is Zvi Rivai, an Israeli Messianic believer, who has done considerable research on this subject. Zvi informs us that before 135 A.D., the Romans used the terms Judea and Galilee to refer to the Land of Israel. When Titus destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D., the Roman government struck a coin with the phrase "Judea Capta," meaning Judea has been captured. The term Palestine was never used in the early Roman designations.

It was not until the Romans crushed the second Jewish revolt against Rome in 135 A.D. under Bar Kochba that Emperor Hadrian applied the term Palestine to the Land of Israel. Hadrian, like many dictators since his time realized the propaganda power of terms and symbols. He replaced the shrines of the Jewish Temple and the Sepulchre of Christ in Jerusalem with temples to pagan deities. He changed the name of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitalina, and changed the name of Israel and Judea to Palestine. Hadrian's selection of Palestine was purposeful, not accidental. He took the name of the ancient enemies of Israel, the Philistines, Latinized it to Palestine, and applied it to the Land of Israel. He hoped to erase the name Israel from all memory. Thus, the term Palestine as applied to the Land of Israel was invented by the inveterate enemy of the Bible and the Jewish people, Emperor Hadrian.

It is interesting to note that the original Philistines were not Middle Eastern at all. They were European peoples from the Adriatic sea next to Greece. It may have pleased Hadrian to utilize this Hellenistic term for the Jewish land. In any case, the original "Palestinians" had nothing to do, whatsoever, with any Arabs.

Christian Adoption of the Term Palestine

One of the first Christian uses of the term Palestine is found in the works of the Church historian Eusebius, who lived in Caesarea. He wrote around 300 A.D., as the Roman persecution of Christians was ending and the Emperor Constantine began to accept Christianity as legal. Eusebius did not accept Hadrian's designation of Jerusalem as Aelia Capitalina, but he did use Hadrian's term Palestine. Eusebius considered himself to be one of the bishops of Palestine. Thus, the anti-Israel, anti-Christian name of Palestine was assimilated into the Church's vocabulary as the Byzantine Empire was being established.

The Church has, since that time, broadly used the term Palestine in literature and in maps to refer to the Land of Israel. It should be noted, however, that the Crusaders called their land the Kingdom of Jerusalem. When the British received the mandate after World War I, though, they called the land on both sides of the Jordan River, Palestine. This became the accepted geo-political term for several decades, and those who lived in the land were called Palestinians, whether they were Jews, Arabs or Europeans.

Even evangelical Christians who believe in the future of Israel have used the term Palestine. The New Scofield Reference Edition of the Bible has maps in the back entitled "Palestine under the Herods". There never was a Palestine under the Herods. This is a serious misidentification. It would be something like looking at a modern map of Texas and having it titled "Mexico in the Twentieth Century".

The MacArthur Study Bible published just last year contains a map called "Palestine in Christ's Time" There are numerous references in the notes to something called first-century Palestine.

It appears that Bible-believing Christians have either knowingly or unwittingly followed the world, pagans and haters of Israel in calling Israel by the anti-Israel term Palestine. It is found throughout Bible maps, Bible commentaries and textbooks.

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Reprinted with permission from Zola Levitt Ministries, Inc. and www.levitt.com Map by Rev. Jack A. Molloy