Psalms 5:12

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.

For thou, LORD {H3068}, wilt bless {H1288} the righteous {H6662}; with favour {H7522} wilt thou compass {H5849} him as with a shield {H6793}.

For you, ADONAI, bless the righteous; you surround them with favor like a shield.

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 84:11 (29 votes)

    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.

  • Psalms 32:10 (23 votes)

    Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

  • Psalms 115:13 (16 votes)

    He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great.

  • Psalms 1:1 (15 votes)

    ¶ Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  • Psalms 1:3 (15 votes)

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  • Psalms 112:1 (12 votes)

    ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.

  • Psalms 32:7 (11 votes)

    ¶ Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.