“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
The final affirmation combines divine protection and blessing: "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who walk uprightly." The twofold metaphor (sun for light and life, shield for protection) suggests that God provides both blessing and defense. The promise that no good is withheld from the righteous emphasizes divine generosity.
Church Fathers on Psalms 84:11
1. This Psalm is entitled, “For the winepresses.” And, as you observed with me, my beloved (for I saw that you attended most closely), nothing is said in its text either of any press, or wine-basket, or vat, or of any of the instruments or the building of a winepress; nothing of this kind did we hear read; so that it is no easy question what is the meaning of this title inscribed upon it, “for the winepresses.” For certainly, if after the title it mentioned anything about…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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