King James Version
What Does Psalms 119:114 Mean?
“Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.”
Context
112
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. to perform: Heb. to do
113
SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
114
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
116
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(114) **My shield.**—For this expression see Psalm 3:3; Psalm 7:10.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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