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Psalms 3:2

Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

In Context

1{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

3But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!

Psalms 3:8Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalms 4:4Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Psalms 42:3My tears have been my bread day and night, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?

Psalms 71:11Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.

Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covereth the heavens, And the earth is full of his praise.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 3:2-4

Distress and Confidence. 1 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. The title of this psalm and many others is as a key hung ready at the door, to open it, and let us into the entertainments of it; when we know upon what occasion a psalm was penned we know the better how to expound it. This was composed, or at… Read the whole commentary →

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