Psalm 3:3 But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

English Standard Version
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

New American Standard Bible
But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But You, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.

International Standard Version
But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

American Standard Version
But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

Darby Bible Translation
But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

Young's Literal Translation
And Thou, O Jehovah, art a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.

Cross References

Psalm 4:2
O you sons of men, how long will you turn my glory into shame? how long will you love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Psalm 5:12
For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor will you compass him as with a shield.

Psalm 9:13
Have mercy on me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death:

Psalm 27:6
And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 30:1
I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

Psalm 41:10
But you, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Psalm 62:7
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Psalm 75:6
For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

Psalm 84:9
Behold, O God our shield, and look on the face of your anointed.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

3:1-3 An active believer, the more he is beaten off from God, either by the rebukes of providence, or the reproaches of enemies, the faster hold he will take, and the closer will he cleave to him. A child of God startles at the very thought of despairing of help in God. See what God is to his people, what he will be, what they have found him, what David found in him. 1. Safety; a shield for me; which denotes the advantage of that protection. 2. Honour; those whom God owns for his, have true honour put upon them. 3. Joy and deliverance. If, in the worst of times, God's people can lift up their heads with joy, knowing that all shall work for good to them, they will own God as giving them both cause and hearts to rejoice.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. But—literally, "and" (Ps 2:6). He repels the reproach by avowing his continued trust.

shield—a favorite and often-used figure for protection.

my glory—its source.

lifter up of mine head—one who raises me from despondency.