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Psalms 3:3
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But you, Lord, are a shield around me,my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
But you, LORD, are a shield around me, My glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
But thou, O Lord , art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
But you, O Lord , are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
But, Lord , you are my shield, my wonderful God who gives me courage.
But you, Lord , are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.
But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head.
But You, LORD, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, My glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
But thou Lorde art a buckler for me: my glory, and the lifter vp of mine head.
But You, O Yahweh, are a shield about me,My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
But you are my shield, and you give me victory and great honor.
how countless those who say of me, "There is no salvation for him in God." (Selah)
But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But you, Lord , protect me. You bring me honor; you give me hope.
But thou, O LORD, art my help and my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But you, O Lord , are always my shield from danger; you give me victory and restore my courage.
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.
But You, O Jehovah, are a shield around me; my glory, and He who lifts up my head.
Sela But thou (o LORDE) art my defender, my worshipe, ad the lifter vp of my heade.
But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.
Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah
But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter vp of mine head.
But thou O God art a buckler for me: thou art my worship, and the lifter vp of my head.
But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.
But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
many men rysen ayens me. Many men seien of my soule, Noon helthe is to hym in his God.
But you, O Yahweh, are a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But you, O Lord , are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
But You, O Lord, are a covering around me, my shining-greatness, and the One Who lifts my head.
But you, O Lord , are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
But, thou, Yahweh, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
And Thou, O Jehovah, [art] a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.
But you, God , shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, you lift my head high; With all my might I shout up to God , His answers thunder from the holy mountain.
But You, O Lord , are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
And the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you."
Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, "You shall not eat of it': "Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
And God said to him in a dream, "Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones,And do My prophets no harm." 1 Chronicles 16:8-22 with Psalms 105:1-15 ">[fn]
But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
"Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me!
Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But thou, O Lord, [art] a shield for me,.... Or "about me" a protecting and defending me. David was a military man, and often alludes to military affairs; and borrows words from thence, expressive of his great security from the Lord; see Psalms 18:2. So Jehovah the Father was a shield to Christ, in his infancy, from Herod's rage and fury; and afterwards from the insults of the Pharisees, and their attempts to take away his life before the time; and in his sufferings and death, so as that his faith and confidence in him were kept up, and he got the victory over sin, Satan, and the world; see Psalms 22:9. And the Lord is a shield unto all his people, Genesis 15:1. They are kept by his power, and encompassed about with his favour, as with a shield; his veracity and his faithfulness in his promises, and his truth, are their shield and buckler: and especially his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the shield which faith makes use of, particularly his blood and righteousness, and salvation by him; which it holds up, and defends itself with, against the charges of the law, the accusations of conscience, and the temptations of Satan; and which are a security from the justice of God, and wrath to come;
my glory; who took David from the sheepfold, and made him king over Israel, and raised him to all the glory he had enjoyed; and in whom he gloried as his covenant God, and of whom he made his boast; and not of his strength, valour, wisdom, riches, and honour. So God the Father is the glory of Christ, the glorifier of him, by supporting him under his sufferings, raising him from the dead, and setting him at his own right hand, where he is crowned with glory and honour: he is the glory of his people, in whom they glory, and by whom they are called to eternal glory; and who will give it to them, and reveal it in them, even an eternal weight of it, which the sufferings of this life are not worthy to be compared unto;
and the lifter up mine head; such as the helmet is: the Lord was lifter up of David's head when he brought him to the throne, and afterwards gave him victory over his enemies; for so the phrase of lifting up the head signifies; see 2 Kings 25:27. And he was the lifter up of Christ's head when he raised him from the dead; and exalted him, both with and at his right hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, and gave him a name above every name. And he is the lifter up of the heads of his people in conversion, when he raises them from a low estate, and sets them among princes to inherit the throne of glory; and when he gives them comfort, peace, and joy, which causes them to lift up their heads; whereas in sorrow, and mourning, and distress, the head is bowed down like a bulrush, Isaiah 58:5; and when he gives them boldness and confidence, as at the throne of grace now, through the sprinkling of the blood of Christ upon them; so at the bar of judgment hereafter, through the righteousness of Christ put upon them, as that they shall not be ashamed nor confounded; see Luke 21:28; and he will be the lifter up of their heads in the resurrection morn, and when they shall appear with Christ in glory.
a בעדי "circa me", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Muis, Ainsworth, Cocceius, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me - Not only in these dangers, but in all dangers. The declaration here has a general form, as if he could trust in him at all times. It shows what his feelings were on the occasion here referred to, when dangers stood thick around him, and what his feelings habitually were in times of peril. The shield was a well-known part of ancient armor, of use, according to the ancient modes of warfare, when swords, and spears, and arrows were employed, but of use only then, since they would constitute no defense against a musket or cannonball. They were usually made of tough and thick hides, fastened to a rim, and so attached to the left arm that they could be readily thrown before the body when attacked, or so that, as they were usually held, the vital parts of the body would be protected. See the notes at Ephesians 6:14-16. From this use of the shield it was natural to speak of God as the “shield,” or the “Protector” of his people - an appellation which is often given to him in the Scriptures (Genesis 15:1; Deu 33:29; 2 Samuel 22:3; Psalms 28:7; Psalms 119:114; Psalms 144:2; Psalms 33:20; Psalms 84:11; Proverbs 30:5.
My glory - My honor, or the source of my honor. That is, he bestows upon me all the honor that I have, and it is my glory that I may put my trust in him. I regard it as an honor to be permitted, in times of danger and trouble, to rely on him - a sentiment in which every true child of God will unite.
And the lifter up of my head - The head, in time of trouble and sorrow is naturally bowed down, as if overpowered with the weight of affliction. See Psalms 35:14 : “I bowed down heavily as one that mourneth for his mother;” Psalms 38:6 : “I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.” Compare Psalms 42:5; Psalms 44:25; Psalms 57:6; John 19:30. To lift up the head, therefore, or to raise one up, is to relieve his distresses, or to take away his troubles. Such a helper, David says, he had always found God to be, and he looks to him as one who is able to help him still. That is, he feels that God can so entirely take away his present griefs as to reinstate him in his former happy and honorable condition.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 3:3. Thou, O Lord, art a shield — As a shield covers and defends the body from the strokes of an adversary, so wilt thou cover and defend me from them that rise up against me.
The lifter up of mine head. — Thou wilt restore me to the state from which my enemies have cast me down. This is the meaning of the phrase; and this he speaks prophetically. He was satisfied that the deliverance would take place, hence his confidence in prayer; so that we find him, with comparative unconcern, laying himself down in his bed, expecting the sure protection of the Almighty.
