en_tn/psa/018/030.md

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.