Psalms 34:7

The angel of the Lord That mysterious Being who appears as Jehovah's representative in His intercourse with man, called also the angel of His presence(Isaiah 63:9). See especially Exodus 23:20 ff. Only here and in Psalms 35:5-6 is he mentioned in the Psalter. He protects those who fear Jehovah like an army encamping round a city to defend it (Zechariah 9:8); or perhaps, since he is -the captain of Jehovah's host" (Joshua 5:14), he is to be thought of as surrounding them with the angelic legions at his command. See for illustration Genesis 32:2 (God's camp); 2 Kings 6:16 f. For an examination of the doctrine of the angel of the Lord see Oehler's O.T. Theology, §§ 59, 60.