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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-3

1-3 An active believer, the more he is beaten off from God, either by the rebukes of providence, or the reproaches of enemies, the faster hold he will take, and the closer will he cleave to him. A child of God startles at the very thought of despairing of help in God. See what God is to his people, what he will be, what they have found him, what David found in him. 1. Safety; a shield for me; which denotes the advantage of that protection. 2. Honour; those whom God owns for his, have true... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:4-8

4-8 Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection. This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to give thanks every morning. Many lie down, and cannot sleep, through pain of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 3:1-8

Morning Prayer of a Christian in Danger and Affliction. A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom, his son, 2 Samuel 15:14, probably written on the morning after the day of the flight, when David saw nothing but danger and destruction on every side, when his heart expressed the thoughts which arise in the hearts of all children of God as they battle with affliction. v. 1. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me, the idea of their increasing number being brought home to David by the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 3:1-8

Psalms 3:0A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son1 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me!Many are they that rise up against me.2 Many there be which say of my soul,There is no help for him in God. Selah.3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me;My glory, and the lifter up of mine head.4 I cried unto the Lord, with my voice,And he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.5 I laid me down and slept;I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.6 I will not be afraid... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

Morning and Evening Prayers Psalms 3:1-8 ; Psalms 4:1-8 These psalms probably date from David’s flight before Absalom, 2 Samuel 16:1-23 . It is the perfection of trust to be able to sleep when our foes are many and set upon our destruction. So Jesus slept, Mark 4:38 ; and Peter, Acts 12:6 . Be sure that you are where God would have you to be, and then resign yourself to His loving care. Even though pursued by the results of your sins, you will find that God will save you, on condition of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

This is a morning psalm. It is the song of a soul in grave peril as a new day dawns. The consciousness of difficulty is first uttered. Adversaries are increased, and the bitterest part of the pain is that they mock him, declaring, There is no help for him in God. Immediately succeeding, are the words that tell of the sufferer's confidence, and its reason. Jehovah is at once "Shield," and "Glory," and "Lifter up." Between this man and Jehovah communion is established-"I cry," and "He... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

David's Trust in God Psalms 3:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As an introduction to the Third Psalm we want to give you a vision of the young man Absalom, the son of David, who is described as the basis of David's prayer as he fled from Absalom. 1. Absalom's pride. The 15th chapter of Second Samuel tells us that Absalom "Prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him." The chapter preceding says: "In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty." We... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-2

Section 1. The Distress in Which He Found Himself. ‘YHWH, how are my adversaries multiplied, Many are those who rise up against me, Many are those who say of my life (nephesh), “There is no help (‘deliverance’) for him in God”. Selah (possibly a musical pause, a pregnant silence, meaning ‘think of that!’). The Psalm opens with a cry of distress and almost despair. As he lay in his hastily erected tent, snatching a few brief hours of stolen rest, before moving on again, hopefully to relative... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:3-4

Section 2. His Recognition of God’s Help and Protection. ‘But you, O YHWH, are a shield about me, My glory and the lifter up of my head. I was crying to YHWH with my voice, And he was answering me out of his holy hill.’ Selah (think of that!) However, in the moment of his extremity David did the wisest thing possible. He took his eyes off himself and looked at God. Having acknowledged his own inadequacy he turned his thoughts towards God’s complete adequacy and faithfulness. What the people... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

III. A Morning Hymn of Triumph and Peace.— It is a king or party leader who speaks, but who he was or when he wrote we cannot say. The conjecture in the title is of no value except as an extreme instance of failure on the part of editors to understand the Ps. before them and the real character of David their hero. There is no trace of the pathos natural in such a situation (contrast 2 Samuel 18). No tenderness mingles with the thought of victory. The Psalmist was hard beset. He cried to the... read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-3

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:4-8

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 3:1-8

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 3:1-8

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:3-4

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

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