John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 3:7
Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God ,.... God sometimes, in the apprehension of his people, seems to be as if he was asleep: when he does not appear to them and for them, and does not exert his power on their behalf, then they call to him to awake and arise; see Psalm 44:23 ; and it may be some respect is had to the words of Moses when the ark set forward, Numbers 10:35 ; and it may be observed, that though David enjoyed so much peace and tranquillity of mind, and was in such high spirits... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 3:4-8
David, having stirred up himself by the irritations of his enemies to take hold on God as his God, and so gained comfort in looking upward when, if he looked round about him, nothing appeared but what was discouraging, here looks back with pleasing reflections upon the benefit he had derived from trusting in God and looks forward with pleasing expectations of a very bright and happy issue to which the dark dispensation he was now under would shortly be brought. I. See with what comfort he... read more