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Text -- Psalms 3:1-8 (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 )
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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Faith |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Prayer |
God |
Glory |
Psalms |
Wicked |
Salvation |
Infidelity |
SHIELD |
LANGUAGES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
CRY, CRYING |
LIFT |
OMNIPRESENCE |
Cheek |
POETRY, HEBREW |
Assurance |
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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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NET Notes: Psa 3:4 His holy hill. That is, Zion (see Pss 2:6; 48:1-2). The psalmist recognizes that the Lord dwells in his sanctuary on Mount Zion.
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NET Notes: Psa 3:5 Or “supports”; “sustains.” In this explanatory causal clause the imperfect verbal form probably has a habitual or present prog...
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