Psalms 84:11

Psalms 84:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

Context of Psalms 84:11

9O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king! 10Certainly 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. For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity. 12O Lord who rules over all, how blessed are those who trust in you!

Psalms 84:11 word by word

כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ׀ וּמָגֵן֮ יְהוָ֪ה אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֣ן וְ֭כָבוֹד יִתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א יִמְנַע־ט֝֗וֹב לַֽהֹלְכִ֥ים בְּתָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• a sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• and shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• and gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• no goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• will he withholdמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• from them that walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• uprightlyתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549

Cross-references for Psalms 84:11

• Psalms 27:1The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
• Isaiah 60:19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light – the splendor of your God will shine upon you.
• Malachi 4:2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
• John 1:9The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
• John 8:12Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
• Revelation 21:23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
• Psalms 84:9O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!
• Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.
• Psalms 47:9The nobles of the nations assemble, along with the people of the God of Abraham, for God has authority over the rulers of the earth. He is highly exalted!
• Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector.
• Psalms 119:114You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word.
• Genesis 15:1After 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.”
• Proverbs 2:7He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,
• John 1:16For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
• Romans 8:16The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Commentaries on Psalms 84:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For the Lord God is a sun and shield - To illuminate, invigorate, and warm; to protect and defend all such as prefer him and his worship to every thing the earth can produce. It is remarkable that not one of the Versions understand the שמש shemesh, as signifying sun, as we do. They generally concur in the following translation: "For the Lord loveth mercy and truth, and he will give grace and glory." The Chaldee says, "The Lord is as a high wall and a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For the Lord God is a sun - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “For the Lord loveth mercy and truth.” Our translation, however, is the correct one. The sun gives light, warmth, beauty, to the creation; so God is the source of light, joy, happiness, to the soul. Compare Isaiah 60:19; Revelation 21:23; Revelation 22:5. And shield - See Psalm 84:9. The Lord will give grace and glory - Grace, or favor, here; glory, or honor, in the world to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 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 faith, and then God will with favour look upon the face of the Anointed: we, without him, dare not show our faces. The psalmist pleads love to God's ordinances. Let us account one day in God's courts better than a thousand spent elsewhere; and deem the meanest place in his service preferable to the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Some people worshiped the sun as a god, but the true God provides all that anyone needs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. As a sun God enlightens (Psa 27:1); as a shield He protects. grace--God's favor, its fruit-- glory--the honor He bestows. uprightly--(Psa 15:2; 18:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 84:11

• Blessing
• Gifts from God
• Glory
• God
• Righteous
• Shield
• Sun

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Commentaries on Psalms 84

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings