But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
When King David was going through one of the hardest times in his life, instead of being full of self pity and feeling sorry for himself, he turned his eyes on the Lord his God. He begins to think about how great his God was and how God had taken care of him in the past and will now. In these verses he lists 7 amazing things about his God.
1. A SHIELD for me... David had fought many battles in his life. He was well acquainted with the shield or buckler. It probably saved his life time and time again when the enemy was shooting arrows and spears at him or coming at him with their sword. Many shields were as tall as the soldier and surrounded his body on all sides, except his back. What ever way he turned the shield would protect him. What a wonderful picture of our God. No matter which way we turn, God is there for us. He has us surrounded and he even has our back. Psalm 139:5 says, "You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me." God has us "hedged in" like a shield, protecting us and watching over us. Where ever we turn God has His hand upon us.
Someone has said:
"God doesn't promise to keep us FROM battle,
BUT He does promise to keep us IN battle".
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