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11 God is a shield above me
    saving the upright of heart.(A)

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    Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,
My God, my rock of refuge,
    my shield, my saving horn,[a] my stronghold!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:3 My saving horn: my strong savior. The horn referred to is the weapon of a bull and the symbol of fertility, cf. 1 Sm 2:10; Ps 132:17; Lk 1:69.

God alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not fall.
My deliverance and honor are with God,(A)
    my strong rock;
    my refuge is with God.

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29 Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you,
    a people delivered by the Lord,
Your help and shield,
    and the sword of your glory.
Your enemies cringe before you;
    you stride upon their backs.(A)

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Eternal Light for Zion

19 [a]No longer shall the sun
    be your light by day,
Nor shall the brightness of the moon
    give you light by night;
Rather, the Lord will be your light forever,
    your God will be your glory.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 60:19–20 The theme of light is taken up again, but in an apocalyptic vein: the Lord’s radiant presence replaces physical light.