9 Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. 10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. 12 O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Psalms 84:9–12
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Psalms 5:11–12
11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You. 12 For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
Psalms 91:1–2
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalms 3:2–4
2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah 3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. 4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
Psalms 34:7–9
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! 9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 119:113–115
113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love. 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word. 115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Psalms 65:3–5
3 When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions. 4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple. 5 With awesome deeds of righteousness You answe…
Psalms 89:14–16
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. 15 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence. 16 They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righte…
Psalms 33:19–21
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. 21 For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
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