Psalms 3:2
Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
In Context
1LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7Shimei said when he cursed, “Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and wicked fellow!
Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.
Psalms 4:4Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 71:11saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, 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 →