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Text -- Psalms 3:1-4 (NET)
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Psalm 3
3:1 A psalm of David , written when he fled from his son Absalom . Lord , how numerous are my enemies ! Many attack me.
3:2 Many say about me , “God will not deliver him.” (Selah )
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 )
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Prayer |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Glory |
God |
Psalms |
Infidelity |
Faith |
SHIELD |
CRY, CRYING |
LIFT |
OMNIPRESENCE |
POETRY, HEBREW |
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NET Notes: Psa 3:2 The function of the Hebrew term סֶלָה (selah), transliterated here “Selah,” is uncertain. It may be a musica...
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NET Notes: Psa 3:3 Heb “[the one who] lifts my head.” This phrase could be understood to refer to a general strengthening of the psalmist by God during diffi...
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