But You, O LORD,are a shieldaboutme, My glory,and the One who liftsmy head.
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
within threemoredaysPharaohwill liftup your headand restoreyou to your office;and you will putPharaoh'scupinto his handaccording to your formercustomwhenyou were his cupbearer.
norlet Hezekiahmake you trustin the LORD,saying,"The LORDwill surelydeliverus, and thiscitywill not be giveninto the handof the kingof Assyria."
untilI comeand takeyou away to a landlike your own land,a landof grainand newwine,a landof breadand vineyards,a landof olivetreesand honey,that you may liveand not die."But do not listento Hezekiahwhenhe misleadsyou, saying,"The LORDwill deliverus."
Now it cameabout in the thirty-seventhyearof the exileof Jehoiachinkingof Judah,in the twelfthmonth,on the twenty-seventh[day] of the month,that Evil-merodachkingof Babylon,in the yearthat he becameking,releasedJehoiachinkingof Judahfrom prison;
He will drinkfrom the brookby the wayside;ThereforeHe will liftup [His] head.
You are my hidingplaceand my shield;I waitfor Your word.
The LORDis my rockand my fortressand my deliverer,My God,my rock,in whom I takerefuge;My shieldand the hornof my salvation,my stronghold.
And nowmy headwill be liftedup abovemy enemiesaroundme, And I will offerin His tentsacrificeswith shoutsof joy;I will sing,yes, I will singpraisesto the LORD.
The LORDis my strengthand my shield;My hearttrustsin Him, and I am helped;Therefore my heartexults,And with my songI shall thankHim.
But knowthat the LORDhas setapartthe godlymanfor Himself; The LORDhearswhen I callto Him.
On Godmy salvationand my glory[rest]; The rockof my strength,my refugeis in God.
For the LORDGodis a sunand shield;The LORDgivesgraceand glory;Nogoodthingdoes He withholdfrom those who walkuprightly.
"In the LORDallthe offspringof IsraelWill be justifiedand will glory."
"Nolongerwill you havethe sunfor lightby day,Norfor brightnesswill the moongiveyou light;But you will havethe LORDfor an everlastinglight,And your Godfor your glory.
A LIGHTOF REVELATIONTO THE GENTILES,And the gloryof Your peopleIsrael."
"Blessedare you, O Israel;Whois likeyou, a peoplesavedby the LORD,Who is the shieldof your helpAnd the swordof your majesty!So your enemieswill cringebefore you, And you will treadupon their highplaces."
havingthe gloryof God.Her brilliancewas likea very costlystone,as a stoneof crystal-clearjasper.
And the cityhasnoneedof the sunorof the moonto shineon it, for the gloryof Godhas illuminedit, and its lamp[is] the Lamb.
