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Psalm 84:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 84 · verse 9
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.Psalm 84:9 · King James Version
Psalm 84:9 in context
7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Beholdrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- shieldmâgêna shieldH4043 →
- looknâbaṭto scanH5027 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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Here, I. The psalmist prays for audience and acceptance with God, not mentioning particularly what he desired God would do for him. He needed to say no more when he had professed such an affectionate esteem for the ordinances of God, which now he was restrained and banished from.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12