Psalm 7:10
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
Cross-reference
Psalm 3:3 also calls God a 'shield' — reinforcing the image of divine protection for the upright.
Psalm 18:2 explicitly lists God as 'my shield' — directly paralleling the shield imagery here.
Psalm 84:11 declares God is a 'shield' — the same metaphor for His protective care over the blameless.
Psalm 89:18 says 'our shield belongs to the LORD' — affirming that God Himself is the protector of His people.
Psalm 125:4 uses the exact phrase 'upright in their hearts' — a direct verbal parallel to those God saves.
Psalm 11:2 uses the same phrase 'upright in heart' to describe those attacked by the wicked, showing the threat God shields against.
Psalm 19:13 prays for blamelessness from willful sins, aligning with the upright character God saves in this verse.
Genesis 15:1 has God telling Abram 'I am your shield' — the same divine title used here for protection.
Proverbs 28:18 states the blameless are kept safe, paralleling God's protection of the upright in this verse.