Psalms 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. ”

Psalms 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 5:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.”

Psalms 5:12 — World English Bible

Psalms 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield. ”

Psalms 5:12 — American Standard Version

Psalms 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!”

Psalms 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield. ”

Psalms 5:12 — Darby Translation

Psalms 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou Lord wilt blesse the righteous, and with fauour wilt compasse him, as with a shielde. ”

Psalms 5:12 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 5:12 in Context — Psalms 5

10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

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What Does Psalms 5:12 Mean?

Psalms 5:12 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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