29 How happy you are, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,(A)
and you will tread on their backs.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 33:29 Or high places

29 Blessed are you, Israel!(A)
    Who is like you,(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?(C)
He is your shield and helper(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(E)

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my God,[a] my rock where I seek refuge.
My shield, the horn of my salvation,(A) my stronghold,(B) my refuge,(C)
and my Savior, you save me from violence.

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  1. 22:3 LXX, Ps 18:2 read my God; MT reads God of

    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(A)
    my shield[a](B) and the horn[b](C) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,(D) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.

31 God—his way is perfect;(A)
the word of the Lord is pure.(B)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

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31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(A)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(B)
    he shields(C) all who take refuge in him.

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But you, Lord, are a shield around me,(A)
my glory,(B) and the one who lifts up my head.(C)

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But you, Lord, are a shield(A) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(B)

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10 My shield is with God,(A)
who saves the upright in heart.(B)

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10 My shield[a](A) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign