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 dimensions; larger than מגן   1Ki 10:16. (cf. 1Sa 17:7, where Goliath has his צנּה borne by a shield-bearer). כּצּנּה “like a shield” is equivalent to: as with a shield (Ges. §118, 3, rem.). The name of God, יהוה, is correctly drawn to the second member of the verse by the accentuation, in order to balance it with the first; and for this reason the first clause does not begin with כי־אתה יהוה here as it does elsewhere (Ps 4:9; Psa 12:8). רצון delight, goodwill, is also a synonym for the divine blessing in Deu 33:23.

=Psalm 6=

A Cry for Mercy under Judgement
The morning prayer, Psa 5:1-12, is followed by a “Psalm of David,” which, even if not composed in the morning, looks