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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 3:1

Psalms 3:1. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me? He might well say so, for the party that sought his ruin was very numerous and very formidable. Absalom his son had stolen away the hearts of the generality of the people, and was at the head of them: Ahithophel, his counsellor, sought his ruin: Shimei, with others of his enemies, reproached him as utterly forsaken of God; while many of his friends, undoubtedly, trembled for his safety, and, had Ahithophel’s advice been followed, his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

Psalms 3 -4 Morning and evening psalmsThe title that introduces Psalms 3:0 indicates that David wrote the psalm after his son Absalom rose up in rebellion against him and seized the throne of Israel (2 Samuel 15:1-17:29). In much distress David fled Jerusalem, but he still trusted in God.Absalom’s rebellion appears to be so successful that many people think David has no chance of escape. He seems to have little hope of saving his life (3:1-2). But David’s faith in God is unshakable. He lies... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 3:1

Title. A Psalm. See App-65 . when. The first psalm with an historical title. See App-63 and App-64 . Compare 2 Samuel, chapters 15-18. how . . . ! Figure of speech Exclamatio ( App-6 ), for emphasis. increased = multiplied. Many = what multitudes. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 3:1

PSALM 3A MORNING PRAYER OF CONFIDENCE(A PSALM OF DAVID; WHEN HE FLED FROM ABSALOM HIS SON)Psalms 3:1-2"Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased!Many are they that rise up against me.Many there are that say of my soul,There is no help for him in God. (Selah)"The ancient superscriptions found at the beginning of many of the Psalms is included here in parenthesis; and although certain critics have questioned the accuracy of these, as Rawlinson noted, "They have done so without sufficient... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 3:1

Psalms 3:0. The security of God's protection. A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son. Title.— לדוד מזמור mizmor ledavid; the word mizmor comes from זמר zemer, to cut, to etch or engrave, and denotes a psalm or song; not, I think, as Mr. Le Clerc supposes, because these composures were cut into short periods; but because they were set to music, and cut into notes, the song being engraven with the tune; so that it is properly, A psalm in score. The occasion upon which it is declared... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 3:1-2

Psalms 3:1-2. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me!— This psalm answers in every part of it to the inscription. When David was resettled on his throne he penned it, to commemorate both his danger and his deliverance. David begins it with a representation of his danger. Absalom had stolen away the hearts of many of the people. Achitophel aimed at his destruction; and Shimei, with others of his enemies, reproached him, as utterly forsaken of his God; while many of his friends undoubtedly... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 3:1

1. Lord . . . increased—The extent of the rebellion ( :-) surprises and grieves him. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 3:1-2

1. Present danger 3:1-2David began by lamenting his situation: enemies surrounded him. His threefold complaint is synthetic parallelism. In synthetic parallelism, the parts of a statement complement one another to create a harmonious desired effect. Here it seemed to David that everyone was against him. As David grew older, people in Israel increasingly turned away from him, believing that God had abandoned him. Absalom had won the hearts and support of many in the kingdom (2 Samuel 15:6).... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 3:1-8

Psalms 3The title of this individual lament psalm identifies the writer as David. It also uses the word "psalm" (Heb. mismor) for the first time in the Psalter. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, , 33. The occasion of his writing this one was his flight from Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18). Fourteen psalms record the historical episodes from which they sprang (Psalms 3, 7, 18, 30, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 142).In... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

This is the first of the ’Davidic’ Psalms. It is a morning prayer as Psalms 3:6 suggests. The heading of the Ps. provides a historical setting for it in the revolt of Absalom, and it is the only Ps. specifically dated at that time. There are many features in that revolt (2 Samuel 16-18) which suit the circumstances to which the Psalmist refers. He speaks of the increasing number of his enemies (cp. 2 Samuel 17:11), of the contempt in which many held him (cp. 2 Samuel 16:7-10), of the danger in... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 3:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 3:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 3:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 3:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 3:1-2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 3:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 3:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 3:1-8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

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