Psalms 84:11
for the Lord is sun and shield, the Lord gives grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from the life that is blameless.
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12Lord of hosts, happy those whose trust is in you.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After these things God spoke to Abram in a vision saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield. Your reward will be exceedingly great.”
Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are shield about me, my glory, who lifts up my head.
Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my savior; whom then should I fear? The Lord protects my life; whom then should I dread?
Psalms 47:9Princes of nations gather with the people of Abraham’s God: for the shields of the earth are God’s; greatly exalted is he.
Psalms 85:12The Lord shall give all that is good, our land yielding its increase,
Psalms 119:114You are my shelter and shield: in your word do I hope.
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 →