Psalms 84:9

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“Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.”

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BSBPD

“Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Thine anointed,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 84:9 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  2. Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  3. 1 Samuel 2:10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
  4. 1 Samuel 16:6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
  5. 2 Samuel 23:1These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:42O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”
  7. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  8. Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  9. Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
  10. Psalms 17:1Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
  11. Psalms 59:11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  12. Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  13. Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
  14. Psalms 98:1Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
  15. Psalms 132:17There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
  16. Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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