⁷ The Lord is my strength^(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts^(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,^(C)
    and with my song I praise him.^(D)

²⁰ We wait^(A) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.

¹¹ But do not kill them, Lord our shield,^[a](A)
    or my people will forget.^(B)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.^(C)

⁹ Look on our shield,^[a](A) O God;
    look with favor on your anointed one.^(B)

¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun^(A) and shield;^(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold^(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

⁵ “Every word of God is flawless;^(A)
    he is a shield^(B) to those who take refuge in him.