O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation - (Psalms 62:1; Psalms 62:11, margin.) Powerless as to saving myself, I have my salvation-strength in thee.
Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle - (Psalms 5:11, margin.) "Battle" - literally, 'armature,' arms. The head is specified, as the part where a wound would be most deadly. Compare Psalms 60:7; 1 Samuel 28:2, where a king's body-guard is called keeper of his head.