Psalms 3:2
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah
Revised Version 1895
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 are mine adversaries increased! many are they that rise up against me.
3But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and man of Belial:
Psalms 3:8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah
Psalms 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 71:11Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
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 →