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3:3 But you , Lord , are a shield that protects me ; you are my glory and the one who restores me. 3:4 To the Lord I cried out , and he answered me from his holy hill . (Selah ) 3:5 I rested and slept ; I awoke , for the Lord protects me. 3:6 I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions . 3:7 Rise up , Lord ! Deliver me, my God ! Yes , you will strike all my enemies on the jaw ; you will break the teeth of the wicked . 3:8 The Lord delivers ; you show favor to your people . (Selah )

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  • [Psa 3:5] O Lord, How Many Are My Foes
  • [Psa 3:8] Great Source Of Unexhausted Good
  • [Psa 3:8] Thy Blessing, O Lord

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  • These verses provide some insight into the godly character of Samuel's mother and her personal relationship with Yahweh. That she would offer her son to God's service for life was similar to asking that God would lead your ch...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The title of this psalm identifies the writer as David. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Pss. 1-41) identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33. The occasion of his writing this one ...
  • 3:3 David believed God had not abandoned him but viewed Him as his real source of protection, his "shield."This figure is common in the psalms (cf. 7:10; 18:2, 30; 28:7; 33:20; 59:11; 84:11; 115:9-11; 119:114; 144:2). "My glo...
  • 3:7 The writer continued to pray for complete deliverance. Evidently David was so certain God would save him that he described his enemy as already defeated. Perhaps he was referring to God's faithfulness in defeating former ...
  • Many students of the psalms have recognized that Psalm 4 is very closely akin to Psalm 3 in both subject matter and structure. David may have written it on the same occasion as the previous one or near then. Perhaps it occurs...
  • 4:6 The comment of many people David quoted reflects the spirit of discontent with present conditions that had led them to oppose the king. Their desire for good was legitimate. David asked God to show them good by blessing t...
  • This is another prayer of David that arose out of opposition by enemies (cf. Pss. 3, 4), as is clear from the content.
  • 41:10 David had asked God to restore his health so he might repay his enemies. This may seem to be an unworthy motive in view of the Lord Jesus' instruction to love our enemies and do them good (Matt. 5:44). However, individu...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The following prayer is mainly thanksgiving for deliverance from drowning. It is not thanksgiving for deliverance from the fish. Jonah prayed it while he was in the fish. Evidently he concluded after some time in the fish's s...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
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