Psalms 5:12 · KJV
“For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as {with} a shield. {compass: Heb. crown}”
— Psalms 5:12
Psalms 5 — Context
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. {Destroy...: or, Make them guilty} {by...: or, from their counsels}
11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. {defendest...: Heb. coverest over, or, protectest them}
12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as {with} a shield. {compass: Heb. crown}
Cross References
Psalms 84:11
For 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.
Psalms 32:10
Many sorrows {shall be} to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Psalms 115:13
He will bless them that fear the LORD, {both} small and great. {and: Heb. with}
Psalms 1:1-3
Blessed {is} the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. {ungodly: or, wicked}
Psalms 112:1
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed {is} the man {that} feareth the LORD, {that} delighteth greatly in his commandments. {Praise...: Heb. Hallelujah}
Psalms 32:7
Thou {art} my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 29:11
The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalms 3:3
But thou, O LORD, {art} a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. {for: or, about}