Psalms 3:2
Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. + 3:2 The word Διάψαλμα (Selah) has been rendered Pause, as most intelligible to the English reader. Pause. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
In Context
1O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me. 1
3But you, O Lord, are my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7And thus Semei said when he cursed him, Go out, go out, you bloody man, and man of sin.
Psalms 3:8Deliverance is the Lord's, and your blessing is upon your people.
Psalms 4:4+ 4:4 Eph 4:26 Be you⌃ angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what you⌃ say in your hearts. Pause. 1
Psalms 42:3Send forth your light and your truth: they have led me, and brought me to your holy mountain, and to your tabernacles. 1
Psalms 71:11And all kings shall worship him; all the Gentiles shall serve him. 1
Habakkuk 3:3God shall come from Thaeman, and the Holy One from the dark shady mount Pharan. Pause.
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 →