Psalms 3:8
\3:7\Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
In Context
7\3:6\I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.
9\3:8\Salvation comes from the Lord; your blessing is on your people. (Selah.)
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.
Psalms 29:11The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.
Psalms 37:39But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 72:17May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.
Proverbs 21:31The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
Isaiah 45:21Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 3:5-8
Confidence in God. 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 of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. David, having stirred up himself… Read the whole commentary →