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Psalm 84:9
Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
7They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
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.
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The plea to “look at the face” joins trust in God as shield with concern for the person anointed to lead.
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Psalm 84:11For 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.Both verses name God as a shield; the prayer for his attention is followed by words about his grace and provision.
Genesis 15:1After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”The shield image links the psalm's appeal to God with God's assurance to Abram that he is his shield.
Isaiah 10:27It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the …The link is limited to anointing language: the psalm mentions God's anointed, while Isaiah connects anointing oil with a broken yoke.
2 Samuel 22:31As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.Both describe God as a shield, with Samuel's song naming those who take refuge in him as recipients of his protection.
Psalm 2:2The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,Both speak of God's anointed: Psalm 84 asks God to look upon him, while Psalm 2 describes rulers opposing him.
Psalm 98:1A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.The shared thread is broad: both address God, one asking for his attention and the other praising his saving acts.
Psalm 144:2my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.Both call God a shield, while Psalm 144 expands that language with fortress, refuge, and deliverer.
2 Samuel 22:3God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.Both name God as a shield; Samuel's song makes the danger concrete by praising him for rescue from violence.
2 Chronicles 6:42“LORD God, don’t turn away the face of your anointed. Remember your loving kindnesses to David your servant.”Both prayers ask God to attend to the face of his anointed, with Chronicles also appealing to his kindnesses to David.
Deuteronomy 33:29You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves …Both use shield language for the LORD, with Deuteronomy celebrating the help and salvation he gives Israel.
1 Samuel 16:6When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”Both mention the LORD's anointed, though Samuel's words here express his impression of Eliab rather than a confirmed choice.
1 Samuel 2:10Those who strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give …Both connect God's anointed with dependence on God: the psalm asks for his attention, and Hannah speaks of strength he will give.
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