Psalms 84:9
Look down, O God! our shield, And behold the face of thine anointed!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
In Context
8Hear my prayer, O LORD, God of hosts! Give ear, O God of Jacob! [[Pause.]]
Cross References
Psalms 2:6“I myself have anointed my king, Upon Zion, my holy hill!”
Psalms 17:1“A psalm of David.” Hear the righteous cause, O LORD! Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit!
Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; The LORD giveth grace and glory; No good thing doth he withhold From them that walk uprightly.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 84:9-12
Delight in God's Ordinances. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For 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. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in… Read the whole commentary →