For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
For - the ground of his hope expressed in Psalms 5:7; Psalms 5:11. It is thy way, founded upon thy nature, to "bless the righteous."
As with a shield, х tsinaah (H6793)] - the larger shield, covering the whole body, as distinguished from the smaller.