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Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

9Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
12LORD of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
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Sun and shield portray God as the source of light and protection, while the promise of good things ties his generosity to a blameless walk.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Philippians 4:19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.Both passages speak of God's provision and name glory in connection with his giving.
Psalm 23:1A Psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.Both portray the LORD through an image of care and express confidence in his provision.
Psalm 34:9–10Oh fear the LORD, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.Both link confidence in the LORD's provision with a life directed toward him, described as fear or blameless walking.
Proverbs 2:7He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,Both call God a shield and connect his protection with a walk marked by integrity.
Matthew 6:33But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.Both connect God's giving with righteousness in the lives of those who look to him.
Psalm 27:1By David. The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?Sun and light describe the LORD's help, while shield and strength express his protection.
James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.Both identify God as the giver of good things and use images of light.
Psalm 34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.Both speak of no good thing being withheld or lacking, linking that assurance with walking blamelessly or seeking the LORD.
Malachi 4:2But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out and leap like calves of the stall.The sun marks God's goodness in both passages, with promises addressed to those who walk blamelessly or fear his name.
Proverbs 10:9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.Both describe a blameless walk and connect it with security, pictured in the psalm through God's shield.
John 8:12Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”Both join an image of light with walking: God is a sun, and Jesus promises light to those who follow him.
Romans 8:32He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?Both express confidence in God's generosity: the psalm names good things, while Romans grounds God's giving in his Son.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. waiting. gratitude.

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Encouragement

Unmet desires can leave hard questions about what is good. YHWH remains the sun and shield named here, the giver of grace and glory.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).