Psalms 3:2
(3:3) Many say of my soul, There is no help for him with God. Selah.
Leeser Tanakh
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 around me, my glory, and he that lifteth up my head.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shim'i as he cursed, Away, away, thou man of blood, and thou worthless man!
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 heart upon your bed, and be still Selah.
Psalms 42:3(42:4) My tears have been my food day and night; because men say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 71:11Saying, “God hath forsaken him: pursue and seize him: for there is none to deliver.”
Habakkuk 3:3[When] God from Theman came, and the Holy One from mount Paran, Selah: his glory covered the heavens, and of his praise the earth was full.
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 →