Psalms 5:12

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour (i) wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.

(i) So that he will be safe from all dangers.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 1:1-3 ; Psalms 112:1 ; Psalms 115:13 ; Psalms 29:11 ; Psalms 3:3 ; Psalms 3:8 ; Psalms 32:10 ; Psalms 84:11

¹² For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compassf him as with a shield.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 5:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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