The Abrahamic Covenant

15 After these events, the word of the Lord came(A) to Abram in a vision:

Do not be afraid,(B) Abram.
I am your shield;(C)

your reward will be very great.

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29 How happy you are, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,(A)
and you will tread on their backs.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 33:29 Or high places

29 Blessed are you, Israel!(A)
    Who is like you,(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?(C)
He is your shield and helper(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(E)

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But you, Lord, are a shield around me,(A)
my glory,(B) and the one who lifts up my head.(C)

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But you, Lord, are a shield(A) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(B)

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The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.(A)
Therefore my heart celebrates,
and I give thanks to him with my song.(B)

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The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

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Israel,[a] trust in the Lord!(A)
He is their help and shield.(B)
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!(C)
He is their help and shield.(D)
11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!(E)
He is their help and shield.

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Footnotes

  1. 115:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read House of Israel

All you Israelites, trust(A) in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(B) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(C) trust in the Lord
    he is their help and shield.

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He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(A) and I take refuge in him;(B)
he subdues my people[a] under me.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 144:2 Some Hb mss, DSS, Aq, Syr, Tg, Jer read subdues peoples; 2Sm 22:48; Ps 18:47

He is my loving God and my fortress,(A)
    my stronghold(B) and my deliverer,
my shield,(C) in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples[a](D) under me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people

He stores up success[a] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:7 Or resourcefulness

He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)

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