Parallel Verses

NET Bible

O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!

New American Standard Bible

Behold our shield, O God,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.

King James Version

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Holman Bible

Consider our shield, God;
look on the face of Your anointed one.

International Standard Version

God, look at our shield, and show favor to your anointed,

A Conservative Version

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

American Standard Version

Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.

Amplified


See our shield, O God,
And look at the face of Your anointed [the king as Your representative].

Bible in Basic English

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

Darby Translation

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Julia Smith Translation

See, O God our shield, and behold the face of thy Messiah.

King James 2000

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of your anointed.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look at our shield, O God, and have regard for the face of your anointed one.

Modern King James verseion

Behold, O God, our shield, and look on the face of Your anointed.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

New Heart English Bible

Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

The Emphasized Bible

Our Shield, behold thou, O God, And look upon the face of thine Anointed One.

Webster

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thy anointed.

World English Bible

Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

Youngs Literal Translation

Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Thine anointed,

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Longing For God's House

8 O Lord, sovereign God, hear my prayer! Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah) 9 O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king! 10 Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.


Cross References

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."

Deuteronomy 33:29

You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.

1 Samuel 2:10

The Lord shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The Lord executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one."

1 Samuel 16:6

When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, "Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!"

2 Samuel 23:1

These are the final words of David: "The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel's beloved singer of songs:

2 Chronicles 6:42

O Lord God, do not reject your chosen ones! Remember the faithful promises you made to your servant David!"

Psalm 2:6

"I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."

Psalm 3:3

But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.

Psalm 59:11

Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

Psalm 89:20

I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

Psalm 98:1

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

Psalm 132:17

There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king's dynasty will continue.

Acts 4:27

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

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