Psalms Chapter 3

A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

3:1 Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.

(a) This was a token of his stable faith, that for all his troubles he turned to God.

3:2 Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in [5] God [See Psalms Footnotes 5]." Selah.

(b) Selah here signifies a lifting up of the voice, to cause us to consider the sentence as a thing of great importance.

3:3 But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

3:4 I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

3:5 I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.

3:6 I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

(c) When he considered the truth of God’s promise, and tried the same, his faith increased marvellously.

3:7 Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

3:8 Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. Selah.

(d) No matter how great or many the dangers may be, yet God always has ways to deliver his.