KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
ASV American Standard Version
For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.
Surrounding context — Psalm 84
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 thee.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כִּ֤יH3588 · kiforשֶׁ֨מֶשׁ׀H8121 · she.meshsunוּמָגֵן֮H4043 · ma.genshieldיְהוָ֪הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹ֫הִ֥יםH430 · e.lo.himGodחֵ֣ןH2580 · chenfavorוְ֭כָבוֹדH3519 · ka.vodgloryיִתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִמְנַע־H4513 · ma.nato withholdט֝֗וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantלַֽהֹלְכִ֥יםH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבְּתָמִֽים׃H8549 · ta.mimunblemished
Cross-references
Psalm 34:9-10O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.Proverbs 2:7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Philippians 4:19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.Psalm 85:12Yea, the LORD shall give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield her increase.Proverbs 10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.Psalm 3:3But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.John 8:12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.Revelation 21:23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.Isaiah 60:19-20The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.Proverbs 28:18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.Psalm 27:1[A Psalm] of David. The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:Psalm 15:2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.John 1:16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.Proverbs 28:6Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.
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