Psalms 7:10

10 My shield^[a] is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.

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Psalms 7:10 in Other Translations

KJV

10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

ESV

10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

NLT

10 God is my shield, saving those whose hearts are true and right.

MSG

10 And I'm feeling so fit, so safe: made right, kept right.

CSB

10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

Psalms 7:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 7:10

My defence [is] of God
Or "my shield [is] in" or "of God" ^F5; God was his shield, his protector and defender; see ( Psalms 3:3 ) ; or "my shield [is] with God"; that is, Christ, who was the shield his faith made use of against every spiritual enemy, was with God; he was with him as the Word and Son of God from all eternity, and as the living Redeemer of his people before his incarnation; and he is now with him as their intercessor and advocate, who pleads in defence of them, and opposes himself, his blood and righteousness, to all the charges and accusations of Satan;

which saveth the upright in heart:
who have the truth of grace in them, wisdom in the hidden part; who are sincere in their affections, purposes, and designs, in their faith, hope, and love; and act from real principles of truth and love, in the integrity of their souls; for these light and gladness are sown, to them grace and glory are given, and no good thing is withheld from them; they are saved by God from sin, Satan, the world, death, and hell, and every enemy, with a spiritual and everlasting salvation.

FOOTNOTES:

F5 (Myhla le) "in Deo", Musculus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Muis, Ainsworth; "apud Deum", Lutherus, Piscator, Gejerus, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible