Poetical Books -------------------- General Epistles But thou, O Lord, [art] a shield for me Or "about me" F1 protecting and defending me. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point David wrote Psalm 3 after he ran away. Try it free for 30 days. 21:16, 2 Sa. Latin Vulgate, Translations available: Luke-Acts 3 But Lord, you are my shield, my glory, and my only hope. You alone can lift my head, now bowed in shame. Psalm 23:1. 3. PSALM 3 . Wherever we are we may have access to God, and may draw nigh to him whithersoever we are driven. b. Pauline Epistles range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed With a representation of his distress. BLB Searches. Minor Prophets -------------------- Pauline Epistles I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Psalm 32 -The Blessings of Forgiveness, Protection, and Guidance. It is strange that so great unbelief should be found in any, especially in many, in Israel, as to think any party of men too strong for Omnipotence to deal with. But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. That is why we call Psalm 3 a morning song. It is difficult to assign this psalm to any particular period of David’s life. This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. -------------------- Many lie down and cannot sleep, but are full of tossings to and fro till the dawning of the day, through pain of body, or anguish of mind, or the continual alarms of fear in the night; but we lie down and sleep in safety, though incapable of doing any thing then for our own preservation. They shall be as Mount Zion, firm as it is; a mountain supported by providence, much more as a holy mountain supported by promise. Israel's boast is in Jehovah, the only living and true God. 15, etc. Webster's Bible, Psalm 100:1 consists of but a single clause, and, as Delitzsch says, is like the signal blast of a trumpet. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Copy Options. The Gospels I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me … You will remember the sad story of David's flight from his own palace, when in the dead of the night, he forded the brook Kedron, and went with a few faithful followers to hide himself for awhile from the fury of his rebellious son. This is the first Psalm with a title: A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son. Psalm 3 - A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled from his son Absalom. The Gospels Morphological Greek New Testament, and They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. This psalm begins with an exhortation to give thanks to the Lord because of His goodness and His mercy. Minor Prophets The Gospels Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Poetical Books You have brought back the captivity of Jacob: Many think this phrase means this psalm was written after the Babylonian captivity. The New Testament Guzik Bible Commentary © 2013 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission - For more information and resources visit EnduringWord.com The Whole Bible Pauline Epistles A Morning Prayer - David sang this when he ran away from his son Absalom. General Epistles GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Wisdom Literature So many seek to harm me. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point (1-3) Prayer for them, The ruin of the wicked. This is probably incorrect because the focus in this psalm isn't David's physical safety or kingdom but his reputation. They endeavoured to shake his confidence in God and drive him to despair of relief from him: "They have said it. Psalm 1:3. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Luke-Acts Whole Psalm. O LORD, how many are my foes! God, a Helper against the Treacherous. He had now a great deal of provocation given him by those from whom he had reason to expect better things, from his son, whom he had been indulgent of, from his subjects, whom he had been so great a blessing to; this he could not but resent, and it was enough to break in upon any man's temper; yet he was so far from any indecent expressions of passion and indignation that he had calmness enough for those acts of devotion which require the greatest fixedness and freedom of thought. Many people are talking about me. The Gospels Wicked men slandered David. Chapter 3 As the foregoing psalm, in the type of David in preferment, showed us the royal dignity of the Redeemer, so this, by the example of David in distress, shows us the peace and holy security of the redeemed, how safe they really are, and think themselves to be, under the divine protection. So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Pentateuch Luke-Acts Luke-Acts Bible Reference. Psalm 100:3-5. Trust in God under Adversity - A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Many lie down and sleep, and never awake again, they sleep the sleep of death, as the first-born of the Egyptians; but we lie down and sleep, and awake again to the light and comfort of another day; and whence is it, but because the Lord has sustained us with sleep as with food? David, being now driven out from his palace, from the royal city, from the holy city, by his rebellious son Absalom. We have been safe under his protection and easy in the arms of his good providence. General Epistles They rose up against him; they aimed to trouble him; but that was not all: they said of his soul, (1.) 4. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Verses 1 – 2: DAVID SEES TROUBLE David calls God by the name LORD. Psalm 7 is perhaps the mildest, while some count at least 30 curses in Psalm 109. Selah, (Heb.) Psalm 3 - A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. It is he that hath made us — Not only by creation, but by regeneration, which is also called a creation, because by it we are made his people. The Gospels Read Psalm 3 commentary using The Treasury of David. 3 A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom O Lord, so many are against me. David had been exercised with many difficulties, often oppressed and brought very low; but still he had found God all-sufficient. Let no unkindness, no, not of a child or a friend, ever be laid so much to heart as to disfit us for communion with God. However, the phrasing of Psalm 35:1a is similar to what David said to Saul in 1 Samuel 24:15, so it may be linked to … O LORD, how many are my foes! Wisdom Literature Imitation Leather Those speak best of the truths of God who speak experimentally; so David here speaks of the power and goodness of God, and of the safety and tranquility of the godly. Prophets This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David.We don’t know the circumstances in which it was written, but since David was a man who knew the grace and deliverance of God many times, it could have been written at many different times of his life. Prophets Hebrew Names Version, With a profession of his dependence upon God. Return to the Bible Commentary Menu More Information on Charles Inglis Prior Section Readings 201-250 (Loved Ones - Psalm 136) Next Section Readings 201-250 (Loved Ones - Psalm 136) Charles Inglis Psalm 4 PSALM 4. The Old Testament Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. We must thank God every morning when he keeps us safe in the night. This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Having by prayer committed himself and his cause to God, and being sure of his protection, his heart was fixed, and he was easy. ] Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 1 EXEGESIS: CONTEXT: This is a wisdom psalm, calling people to follow the path of righteousness to obtain the blessings that God confers on the righteous. A Psalm of David. That his troubles had always brought him to his knees, and that, in all his difficulties and dangers, he had been enabled to acknowledge God and to lift up his heart to him, and his voice too (this will be comfortable reflection when we are in trouble): 2. You are my wonderful God who gives me courage. - For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. Whole Psalm. Psalm 3 As the foregoing psalm, in the type of David in preferment, showed us the royal dignity of the Redeemer, so this, by the example of David in distress, shows us the peace and holy security of the redeemed, how safe they really are, and think themselves to be, under the divine protection. 1. . Confides in God, and encourages himself in him as his God, notwithstanding (, III. Poetical Books David, in the midst of great distress, with filial confidence, implores God's aid, and, anticipating relief, offers praise. 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