Psalm 18:39
KJV—Thou hast girded me with strength unto
the battle: thou hast subdued under me those
that rose up against me.
AMP—You have girded me with strength
for the battle; You have subdued under me
and caused to bow down those who rose up
against me.
Moffatt—Thou hast braced me for the fray;
thou makest my assailants drop before me.
NIV—You armed me with strength for battle;
you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
Psalm 119:114
KJV—Thou art my hiding place and my shield:
I hope in thy word.
AMP—You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
Moffatt—I await thy promise, thou my shield
and shelter.
NIV—You are my refuge and my shield; I have
put my hope in your word.
Psalm 140:7
KJV—O God the Lord, the strength of my
salvation, thou hast covered my head in the
day of battle.
AMP—O God the Lord, the Strength of my
salvation, You have covered my head in the
day of battle.
Moffatt—Eternal One, my Lord, my saving
strength, who screenest me against attack.
NIV—O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
who shields my head in the day of battle.
Proverbs 30:5
KJV—Every word of God is pure: he is a shield
unto them that put their trust in him.
AMP—Every word of God is tried and purified;
He is a shield to those who trust and take
refuge in Him.
Moffatt—God’s promises are all tried and
true; those who shelter beside him he shields.
NIV—Every word of God is flawless; he is a
shield to those who take refuge in him.
Ephesians 6:10-18
KJV—Be strong in the Lord, and in the power
of his might. Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual wickedness
in high places. Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done
all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your
loins girt about with truth, and having on the
breastplate of righteousness; and your feet
shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace; above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which
is the word of God: Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints.
AMP—Be strong in the Lord [be empowered
through your union with Him]; draw your
strength from Him [that strength which His
boundless might provides]. Put on God’s
whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed
soldier which God supplies], that you may be
able successfully to stand up against [all] the
strategies and the deceits of the devil. For
we are not wrestling with flesh and blood
[contending only with physical opponents],
but against the despotisms, against the
powers, against [the master spirits who are]
the world rulers of this present darkness,
against the spirit forces of wickedness in the
heavenly (supernatural) sphere. Therefore
put on God’s complete armor, that you may
be able to resist and stand your ground on
the evil day [of danger], and, having done all
[the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your
place]. Stand therefore [hold your ground],
having tightened the belt of truth around
your loins and having put on the breastplate
of integrity and of moral rectitude and right
standing with God, and having shod your
feet in preparation [to face the enemy with
the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and
the readiness produced by the good news]
of the Gospel of peace. Lift up over all the
[covering] shield of saving faith, upon which
you can quench all the flaming missiles of the
wicked [one]. And take the helmet of salvation
and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is
the Word of God. Pray at all times (on every
occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all
[manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end
keep alert and watch with strong purpose and
perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the
saints (God’s consecrated people).
