Showing the Shields

“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph… The shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted” (Psalm 47:1,9).  “There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death... The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going… In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge” (Proverbs 14:12,15,26).

The shields of earth all belong to our God,

Including the earth’s atmosphere.

How great is our Lord!  Let us loudly applaud!

He’s worthy of worship and fear!

The shields of earth that afford us protection,

We sensibly we ought to perceive,

Have come by design, not by mindless selection,

As many would have us believe.

The simple, however, believe every word,

Though evidence otherwise shows

That what fools are claiming is blindly absurd,

Though cloaked with a technical prose.

Now this is the lesson God’s shield presents:

We borrow from Him every breath.

The fear of the Lord gives us strong confidence

In Christ who redeems us from death.

The Lord is the Savior and He is the Shield

Of all who will call on His name,

But those who resist Him, refusing to yield,

Can only look forward to shame.

O Lord, we give thanks for this shield of grace

By which we are now justified,

For You are our Refuge affording a place  

Where we, with strong confidence, hide.