Psalms 3:4
But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
In Context
3Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.
5I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.
Psalms 22:2O God my God, look upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.
Psalms 28:7The Lord is my helper and my protector: in him hath my heart confided, and I have been helped. And my flesh hath flourished again, and with my will I will give praise to him.
Psalms 34:6Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded.
Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Psalms 66:17I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue.
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 →