He also takes up the spear ( ) and the javelin ( ), the only instance in the psalms where YHWH takes up the spear. In Psalm 35:2, YHWH takes on the position and duties of an armour bearer (or shield bearer) for the king, when he takes up the small ( ) and long shield ( ).
In most of these instances, YHWH becomes a metaphor for protection 2 as a shield. 5:12), and his faithfulness is a shield and buckler (Ps. 84:11) the one to whom the shields of the earth belong (Ps. 18:2, 30 144:2) the destroyer of the shield (Ps. The imagery 1 of the shield in the Psalms is applied to YHWH in many instances: the shield (Ps. Trefwoorde: Psalm 135, Wapendraer, Eer en skande, Skild en spies Keywords: Psalm 135, Armour bearer, Honour and shame, Shield and spear This article raises the question as to whether or not the position of armour bearer for the king is a position of honour or shame? To answer this question, the article evaluates the function and duties of an armour bearer from the context of honour and shame, using inter- and extra-textual sources.
In Psalm 35:2, YHWH takes on the position and duties of an armour bearer (or shield bearer) for the king. E-mail: imagery of a shield in the Psalms is applied to YHWH in many instances: from YHWH as the shield of salvation or as the shield of refuge, to the destroyer of the shield. University of the Free State, South Africa. A position of honour or shame? YHWH as an armour bearer in Psalm 35:1-3
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