Psalms 3:2
Multitudes, are saying of my soul,—No salvation for him in God. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
In Context
1Yahweh! how have mine adversaries multiplied, Multitudes, are rising against me;
3But, thou, Yahweh, 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,—Out! Out! thou man of bloodshed, and man of the Abandoned One!
Psalms 3:8To Yahweh, belongeth Salvation! Upon thy people, be thy blessing. [Selah.]
Psalms 4:4Be deeply moved, but do not sin,—Ponder in your own heart upon your bed, and be silent. [Selah.]
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food day and night, While it hath been said 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 rescue.
Habakkuk 3:3GOD, from Teman, cometh in, and, the Holy One, from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendour, hath covered the heavens, and, his praise, hath 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 →