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He is a shield
See how you handled this metaphor in Psalms 3:3.
For who is God except Yahweh? Who is a rock except our God?
The implicit answer is no one. AT: "Only Yahweh is God! Only our God is a rock!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
a rock
See how you handled this metaphor in Psalms 18:2.
who places the blameless person on his path
AT: "who places the blameless person in his way"
puts strength on me like a belt
God gives strength to David as if it were a piece of clothing. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
places the blameless person on his path
AT: "places the blamelss on a blameless path" or "causes the blameless person to live a righteous life" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
on his path
Possible meanings are 1) the blameless person is placed on God's path 2) he is placed on his own path.