Psalms 3:2
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
In Context
3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 71:11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
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 →