A target ... - Rather, “a javelin,” as in 1 Samuel 17:45, and placed between the shoulders, as the quiver was.

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs
Which were a sort of boots, or leg harnesses, which covered the thighs and…

People depend so entirely on God in all things that, when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their courage or strengt…