Psalm 84:9
New Living Translation
9 O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
Psalm 2:2
New Living Translation
2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.
Genesis 15:1
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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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Acts 4:27
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27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
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Psalm 132:17
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17 Here I will increase the power of David;
my anointed one will be a light for my people.
Psalm 98:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing a new song to the Lord,
for he has done wonderful deeds.
His right hand has won a mighty victory;
his holy arm has shown his saving power!
Psalm 89:20
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20 I have found my servant David.
I have anointed him with my holy oil.
Psalm 84:11
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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.
Psalm 59:11
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11 Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons;
stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees,
O Lord our shield.
Psalm 3:3
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3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
Psalm 2:6
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6 For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne
in Jerusalem,[a] on my holy mountain.”
Footnotes
- 2:6 Hebrew on Zion.
2 Chronicles 6:42
New Living Translation
42 O Lord God, do not reject the king you have anointed.
Remember your unfailing love for your servant David.”
2 Samuel 23:1
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David’s Last Words
23 These are the last words of David:
“David, the son of Jesse, speaks—
David, the man who was raised up so high,
David, the man anointed by the God of Jacob,
David, the sweet psalmist of Israel.[a]
Footnotes
- 23:1 Or the favorite subject of the songs of Israel; or the favorite of the Strong One of Israel.
1 Samuel 16:6
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6 When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!”
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1 Samuel 2:10
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10 Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
the Lord judges throughout the earth.
He gives power to his king;
he increases the strength[a] of his anointed one.”
Footnotes
- 2:10 Hebrew he exalts the horn.
Deuteronomy 33:29
New Living Translation
29 How blessed you are, O Israel!
Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord?
He is your protecting shield
and your triumphant sword!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will stomp on their backs!”
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