Psalms 84:9
9 O God, take notice of our shield! ▼▼ The phrase “our shield” refers metaphorically to the Davidic king, who, as God’s vice-regent, was the human protector of the people. Note the parallelism with “your anointed one” here and with “our king” in
Ps 89:18.
Show concern for your chosen king! ▼▼ Heb “look [on] the face of your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (
meshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see
Pss 2:2;
18:50;
20:6;
28:8;
89:38,
51;
132:10,
17).