Psalms 3:7
I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
6I have slept and taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:8And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.
Job 29:17I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
Psalms 7:6Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust.
Psalms 12:5Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?
Psalms 35:23Arise, and be attentive to my judgment : to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
Psalms 58:6Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.
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 →