Take hold of shield and buckler - That is, arm yourself as if for the contest. It is a prayer, in a new form, that God would interp…

Shield and buckler. —Better, buckler and shield, as the first (Hebrew, magen) suggests a small shield, the latte…

Take the shield. These words certainly cannot be applied, in the strict and proper sense, to God, who has no need of the spear or buckler:…

Take hold of shield and buckler
Defensive weapons; not that the Lord stands in need of any of these to defend himsel…

It is nothing new for the most righteous people, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed …

1. In the preceding psalms, the dignity of the just was made manifest; now help is implored against the persecutions of the wicked.

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