Psalms 5:12

But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

In Context

11Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickedness cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

13For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.

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Cross References

Psalms 3:3Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

Psalms 32:10Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.

Psalms 84:11For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 5:8-12

Delight in Public Worship; Happiness of the Righteous. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them… Read the whole commentary →

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