From the Jeruselum Bible this is what it says: (verses 3 and 4)
But, Yahweh, my encircling shield,
my glory, you help me hold up my head.
Loudly I cry to Yahweh,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.
From the New American Bible it say: (verse 4)
But you, O Lord, are my shield;
my glory, you lift up my head!
The whole of Psalm 3 is such an encouraging psalm. I look at it as the great spiritual battles we go through all the time. All these demons and bad thoughts and self-condemnation thoughts, etc., come at us all the time. They say - in some way or another - "You are no good. There is no salvation for you. Nothing can help you!" BUT ----- "You, O Lord, are my shield" - we just need to recognize God there shielding us from all that comes against us. He is shielding us. Nothing can touch us in HIM. "my glory". MY GLORY! I had a hard time grasping this one. How can my Lord be MY glory? So, I went to the Webster dictionary. Some of the meanings of the word are listed there: Distinguished honor or praise; exalted reputation.. The glory of heaven; bliss. Extreme well-being, prosperity, etc. - to be in one's glory. To rejoice proudly or triumphantly; take pride with in. Isn't this exciting? He brings us into glory! Into a place of honor and our reputations is exalted! We can have well-being, prosperity, and all that we need! Instead of complaining and feeling bad, we can boast, take pride within our being because we KNOW that our Lord is sheilding us, He is bringing us glory! And then in verse 4 it says "He is the lifter of my head!" I don't need to hang my head in shame. The devil can no longer rob me of my joy, my glory, my pride in what I do! My Lord is the lifter of my head!!! We are blessed to know this.
The title of this post is the title of the song I mentioned in my e-mail to Mickey. She asked me if I could post the words of this song and a teaching on my blog. So, I studied it a little, and was so blessed by this study. I pray you will be, too. Here are the words of the song:
My glory and the lifter of my head, my glory and the lifter of my head! \
Thous, O lord, art a shield to me, - - my glory and the lifter of my head!
I cried unto the Lord with my voice
I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill!
My glory and the lifter of my head,
my glory and the lifter of my head!
And thou, O Lord, art a shield to me, - -
my glory and the lifter of my head!
The whole of Psalm 3 is worth reading and pondering.
6 comments:
Another awesome teaching! Thank you, it is just what I needed tonight.
Thank you Aunt Lonnie. This is something I need to be focusing on right now, as I am hearing that old devil, getting in my business and messing with my head, falsely convicting me. I really like the visual I got when I read here in your post about God as my shield, the lifter of my head. I don't need to worry about a thing. I like the song too. I will read and meditate on Psalm 3. I am glad you posted this now, when I need it the most. Thank you again.
How are you doing, Linda? Are you feeling any better?
Boy is this ever GREAT..THank you for posting this. I needed this today, too.
PS MOM you are a gifted teacher. Thank you for teaching us.
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