Psalms 3:4
But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.
Brenton Septuagint
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
5I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,
Psalms 22:2In a place of green grass, there he has made me dwell: he has nourished me by the water of rest.
Psalms 28:7There is a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.
Psalms 34:6Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.
Psalms 50:15Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee.
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 →