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10 God is my shield,
    saving those whose hearts are true and right.

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10 My shield[a](A) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign

O Lord, do good to those who are good,
    whose hearts are in tune with you.

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Lord, do good(A) to those who are good,
    to those who are upright in heart.(B)

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The Lord’s Covenant Promise to Abram

15 Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

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18 The blameless will be rescued from harm,
    but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.

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18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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21 For only the godly will live in the land,
    and those with integrity will remain in it.

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21 For the upright will live in the land,(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

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18 Yes, our protection comes from the Lord,
    and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king.

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18 Indeed, our shield[a](A) belongs to the Lord,
    our king(B) to the Holy One of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign

11 For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.
    He gives us grace and glory.
The Lord will withhold no good thing
    from those who do what is right.

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11 For the Lord God is a sun(A) and shield;(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

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But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
    you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.

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But you, Lord, are a shield(A) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(B)

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and if you are pure and live with integrity,
    he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.

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if you are pure and upright,
    even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(A)
    and restore you to your prosperous state.(B)

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Their children will be successful everywhere;
    an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

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Their children(A) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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Psalm 18

For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:

I love you, Lord;
    you are my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
    and my place of safety.

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Psalm 18[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)

The Lord is my rock,(C) my fortress(D) and my deliverer;(E)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(F)
    my shield[b](G) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(H) my stronghold.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
  2. Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
  3. Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.