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For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
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God as Source and Protector
Commentators explain that God is both a "sun" and a "shield." As a sun, He is the source of all light, life, joy, and guidance. As a shield, He provides constant protection from spiritual and physical dangers. This dual metaphor assures believers of both God's life-giving presence and His powerful defense in a dark and dangerous world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the Lord God is a sun — The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “For the Lord loves mercy and truth.” Our tr…
19th Century
Baptist
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
16th Century
Protestant
Jehovah God is our sun and shield. The idea conveyed by the comparison derived from the sun is that, just as the sun by its light enlivens…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the Lord God is a sun and shield Christ is "the sun of righteousness", and it is in the house of God that he ari…
In all our addresses to God, we must desire that He would look on Christ, His Anointed One, and accept us for His sake; we must look to Him with fa…
