12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(A)
    you surround them(B) with your favor as with a shield.(C)

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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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Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[a] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(A)
    I was dismayed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion

Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(A)

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Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

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