Psalms 5:12
“For thou, Lord, wilt blesse the righteous: with fauour wilt thou compasse him as with a shield.”
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Psalms 5:12 Context
10Destroy thou them, O God, let them fall by their owne counsels: cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they haue rebelled against thee. 11But let all those that put their trust in thee, reioyce: let them euer shout for ioy; because thou defendest them: let them also that loue thy name, be ioyfull in thee. 12For thou, Lord, wilt blesse the righteous: with fauour wilt thou compasse him as with a shield.
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Other Translations for Psalms 5:12
Commentary for Psalms 5:12
Psalms 5:12 Inspirational Image
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.
- King James Version
For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD, You surround him with favor as with a shield.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 6 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.
- Basic English Bible
For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.
- Darby Bible
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
- Webster's Bible
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.
- World English Bible
For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!
- Youngs Literal Bible
(5:13) For Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible