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10 God is my shield,
    who saves the upright in heart.(A)

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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

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
    and to those who are upright in their hearts.(A)

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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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God’s Covenant with Abram

15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”(A)

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18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,
    our king to the Holy One of Israel.(A)

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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

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
    my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.(A)

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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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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once

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

20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)

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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 the upright will abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,(A)

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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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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
    he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
    from those who walk uprightly.(A)

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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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if you are pure and upright,
    surely then he will rouse himself for you
    and restore to you your rightful place.(A)

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

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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

Royal Thanksgiving for Victory

To the leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
    my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
    my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.(A)

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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.