Psalms 3:8
Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.
Psalms 29:11Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.
Isaiah 45:21Declare and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? [who] hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
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 →