bless the righteous. bless the justified one. Compare Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:12; Psalms 3:8.
favour. This is the "shield". In His favour is "life" (Psalms 30:5); "preservation" (Psalms 86:2, margin); "security" (Psalms 41:11); "mercy "(Isaiah 60:10). Hence the prayer of Psalms 106:4.
as. Figure of speech Simile. App-6.
a shield. Hebrew. zinnah,. shield of the largest size. See 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:41. "Only here, Psalms 35:2 (buckler), and Psalms 91:4 in the Psalms. In other Psalms it is magen, smaller both in size and weight (compare 1 Kings 10:17; 2 Chronicles 9:16). The shield is the "favour" of Jehovah mentioned above.