A Sun and a Shield

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A Sun and Shield

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 84:11 (KJV)

In our verse for today we see, once again, the wonderful promise that "no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly" and that the man who trusts in Him is blessed. How assuring are these promises as they are repeated over and over in scripture by Him who is our sun and shield, giver of grace and glory.

Jehovah, the One God in three Persons, 'elohiym, is a sun. This Hebrew word, shemesh, can be interpreted to mean that He is our battlement and glittering or shining shield. His presence will blind every enemy because of His shekinah glory. Then, we see that this statement is followed by the word, magen, which is interpreted, shield. This reinforces the idea of Jehovah God being our armed defense, a buckler and glittering shield in time of battle.

We will also be given grace and glory by Him with Whom we have to do. The word, give, is, nathan.

It states more than, give. It refers to something being bestowed upon, assigned to, or provided for someone. This, giving, is accomplished by an utterance. God is here speaking a blessing of grace and glory that we are being entrusted with.

Grace, chen, is, as in the New Testament, unmerited favor and acceptance. It says that the one receiving grace is well favored. The glory spoken of is none other than, kabowd, which is glory, honor, abundance, riches, splendor, dignity and reputation.

This is the heavy weighting of the glorious anointing of the Almighty upon a mortal life.

There is absolutely nothing, no good thing, towb, that the Lord will deny or refrain from giving to those in covenant with Him. This does include, but is not limited to, prosperity, wealth, favor, joy, happiness, health, pleasantness, agreeableness, what is excellent, valuable in estimation, appropriate, becoming, or anything else that pertains to a fulfilling, spirit-led life.