⁸ O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. ⁹ Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thy anointed. ¹⁰ For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Phrases

Have Mercy

Our Shield

O God

Names

Messiah

Cross References

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like to thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellence! and thy enemies shall be found liars to thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

1 Samuel 2:10

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

1 Samuel 16:6

And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

2 Samuel 23:1

Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

2 Chronicles 6:42

O LORD God, turn not away the face of thy anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.

Psalm 2:6

Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

Psalm 3:3

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

Psalm 59:11

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Psalm 89:20

I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

Psalm 98:1

A Psalm. O sing to the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

Psalm 132:17

There will I make the horn of David to bud, I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

Acts 4:27

For in truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were assembled,