Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. New Living Translation But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. English Standard Version But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. Berean Standard Bible But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. King James Bible But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. New King James Version But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. New American Standard Bible But You, LORD, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. NASB 1995 But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. NASB 1977 But Thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. Legacy Standard Bible But You, O Yahweh, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. Amplified Bible But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head. Christian Standard Bible But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. Holman Christian Standard Bible But You, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head. American Standard Version But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head. Contemporary English Version But you are my shield, and you give me victory and great honor. English Revised Version But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you, O LORD, are a shield that surrounds me. You are my glory. You hold my head high. Good News Translation But you, O LORD, are always my shield from danger; you give me victory and restore my courage. International Standard Version But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. Majority Standard Bible But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. NET Bible But you, LORD, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me. New Heart English Bible But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. Webster's Bible Translation But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. World English Bible But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd You, O YHWH, [are] a shield for me, "" My glory, and lifter up of my head. Young's Literal Translation And Thou, O Jehovah, art a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head. Smith's Literal Translation Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible But you, LORD, are a shield around me; my glory, you keep my head high. New Revised Standard Version But you, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut thou, O LORD, art my help and my glory, and the lifter up of my head. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You, LORD JEHOVAH, are my helper and my honor, and the lifter of my head. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head. Brenton Septuagint Translation But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head. Audio Bible Context Deliver Me, O LORD!…2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah 3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. 4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah… Cross References Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song. Psalm 84:11 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. Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. Psalm 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word. Psalm 144:2 He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 60:19 No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. Zechariah 2:5 For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’” Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. Treasury of Scripture But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. a shield Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. Psalm 84:11 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. for. Psalm 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. Psalm 62:7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Isaiah 45:25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. the Psalm 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. Psalm 119:7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. Genesis 40:13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. Jump to Previous Bestow Glory Head Honour Lifts Round Shield StrengthJump to Next Bestow Glory Head Honour Lifts Round Shield StrengthPsalm 3 1. The security of God's protectionBut You, O LORD The phrase "But You, O LORD," marks a pivotal contrast in the psalm. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His personal relationship with His people. This invocation of God's name signifies a shift from the psalmist's distress to a focus on divine intervention. Historically, this reflects the deep trust and reliance on God that characterized the faith of Israel, acknowledging Him as the ultimate authority and protector. are a shield around me my glory and the One who lifts my head My glory, and the lifter up of mine head.-- "Comp.-- "O et praesidium et dulce decus meum." HORACE, Ode I., 1:2. The significance of this sublime trust comes out as we read in 2Samuel 15:30 how the humiliated monarch went barefoot over Olivet, with head bent down and muffled in his mantle; no glory or dignity left; mute and humiliated under the insults and curses of Shimei. Verse 3. - But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; or, about me(see the Revised Version). (For the sentiment, comp. Genesis 15:1; Deuteronomy 33:29; 2 Samuel 22:3; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 33:20; Psalm 84:9, etc.) The expression has peculiar force in David's mouth, who, as a "man of war," fully appreciated the saving power of a shield. My glory (comp. Psalm 62:7). And the lifter up of mine head. As God had raised up David to the throne (2 Samuel 2:4; 2 Samuel 5:3), and prospered him in his wars (2 Samuel 8:1-14), and exalted him above all the other kings of the period, so he was well able now, if he so willed, to restore him to his place and re-establish him in the monarchy (comp. 2 Samuel 15:25; Psalm 43:3).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But You,וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you O LORD, יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel are a shield מָגֵ֣ן (mā·ḡên) Noun - common singular Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile around me, בַּעֲדִ֑י (ba·‘ă·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for my glory, כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י (kə·ḇō·w·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness and the One who lifts וּמֵרִ֥ים (ū·mê·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise my head. רֹאשִֽׁי׃ (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head Links Psalm 3:3 NIVPsalm 3:3 NLT Psalm 3:3 ESV Psalm 3:3 NASB Psalm 3:3 KJV Psalm 3:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 3:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 3:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 3:3 French Bible Psalm 3:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 3:3 But you Yahweh are a shield around (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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