Psalms 5:12 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 5:12

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

KJV

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous. As he has blessed him with a righteousness, even the righteousness of God imputed to him, by which he is denominated righteous, and with the forgiveness of his sins; so he will bless him with peace and prosperity, with all spiritual blessings, with the blessings of grace here, and glory hereafter.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is conjectured (and it is but a conjecture) that is signifies wind --instruments, with which this psalm was sung, as Neginoth was supposed to signify the stringed --instruments. In these verses David had an eye to God, I. As a prayer-hearing God; such he has always been ever since men began to call upon the name of the Lord, and yet is still as ready to hear prayer as ever.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous - A righteous soul is a peculiar object of God’s affectionate regards; and therefore will be a subject of continual blessing. With favor - Literally, Like a shield, thy favor will crown him. God loves such; and this love is their defense. In all places, times and circumstances, it will preserve them. “Keep yourselves,” says the apostle, “in the love of God.” He who abides in this love need not fear the face of any adversary.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אַתָּה֮	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
תְּבָרֵ֪ךְ	te.va.Rekh	you bless	H1288 →
צַ֫דִּ֥יק	tza.Dik	[the] righteous	H6662 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
כַּ֝צִּנָּ֗ה	ka.tzi.Nah	like <the> shield	H6793 →
רָצ֥וֹן	ra.Tzon	favor	H7522 →
תַּעְטְרֶֽנּוּ׃	ta'.te.Re.nu	you surround him	H5849 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 84:11
For 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.
leads to
- Psalms 34:9–10
  Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Proverbs 2:7
  He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Philippians 4:19
  And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 85:12
  The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
Through
Psalms 112:1
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
leads to
- Psalms 128:1
  Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:50
  His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 119:47–48
  I delight in Your commandments because I love them.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms