Psalms 3:8
For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
In Context
7I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.
9Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.
Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.
Psalms 72:17Let his name be blessed for evermore : his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.
Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.
Isaiah 45:21Tell ye, and come, and consult together: who hath declared this from the beginning, who hath foretold this from that time? Have not I the Lord, and there is no God else besides 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 →