KJV King James Version
But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 3:3
But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
WEB World English Bible
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
ASV American Standard Version
But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Thou, O Jehovah, art a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.
Surrounding context — Psalm 3
1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many [are] they that rise up against me.
2 Many [there be] which say of my soul, [There is] no help for him in God. Selah.
3 But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me round about.
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Psalm 27:6And 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 28:7The 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.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.Psalm 119:114Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.Isaiah 60:19The 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.Psalm 62:7In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God.Psalm 84:11For 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.Psalm 18:2The 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 110:7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.Psalm 4:3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.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.Revelation 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;Luke 2:32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.Deuteronomy 33:29Happy [art] thou, O Israel: who [is] like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who [is] the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.Genesis 40:13Yet 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.Isaiah 45:25In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.2 Kings 25:27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth [day] of the month, [that] Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
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