Psalms 3:2
(3-3) Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
In Context
3(3-4) But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow;
Psalms 3:8(3-9) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah
Psalms 4:4(4-5) Tremble, and sin not; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
Psalms 42:3(42-4) My tears have been my food day and night, while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?'
Psalms 71:11Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'
Habakkuk 3:3God cometh from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise.
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 →