Psalm 3:8 NKJV,NLT

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 3:1-8

Morning Prayer of a Christian in Danger and Affliction. A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom, his son, 2 Samuel 15:14, probably written on the morning after the day of the flight, when David saw nothing but danger and destruction on every side, when his heart expressed the thoughts which arise in the hearts of all children of God as they battle with affliction. v. 1. Lord, how are they increased that trouble me, the idea of their increasing number being brought home to David by the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 3:1-8

Psalms 3:0A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son1 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.4 I cried unto the Lord, with my voice,And he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.5 I laid me down and slept;I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.6 I will not be afraid... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

Morning and Evening Prayers Psalms 3:1-8 ; Psalms 4:1-8 These psalms probably date from David’s flight before Absalom, 2 Samuel 16:1-23 . It is the perfection of trust to be able to sleep when our foes are many and set upon our destruction. So Jesus slept, Mark 4:38 ; and Peter, Acts 12:6 . Be sure that you are where God would have you to be, and then resign yourself to His loving care. Even though pursued by the results of your sins, you will find that God will save you, on condition of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

This is a morning psalm. It is the song of a soul in grave peril as a new day dawns. The consciousness of difficulty is first uttered. Adversaries are increased, and the bitterest part of the pain is that they mock him, declaring, There is no help for him in God. Immediately succeeding, are the words that tell of the sufferer's confidence, and its reason. Jehovah is at once "Shield," and "Glory," and "Lifter up." Between this man and Jehovah communion is established-"I cry," and "He... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

David's Trust in God Psalms 3:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As an introduction to the Third Psalm we want to give you a vision of the young man Absalom, the son of David, who is described as the basis of David's prayer as he fled from Absalom. 1. Absalom's pride. The 15th chapter of Second Samuel tells us that Absalom "Prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him." The chapter preceding says: "In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty." We... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:7-8

His Prayer for Deliverance, and Cry for Blessing on His People. ‘Arise, O YHWH, save me, O my God, For you have smitten all my enemies on the cheekbone You have broken the teeth of the wicked.’ David’s cry here parallels the marching song of the hosts of Israel (Numbers 10:35; compare Psalms 68:1) as they went forward in confidence with the Ark leading the way. In the same way he was confident that YHWH would equally be with him even though the Ark was not there, for he knew that YHWH was not... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 3:1-8

III. A Morning Hymn of Triumph and Peace.— It is a king or party leader who speaks, but who he was or when he wrote we cannot say. The conjecture in the title is of no value except as an extreme instance of failure on the part of editors to understand the Ps. before them and the real character of David their hero. There is no trace of the pathos natural in such a situation (contrast 2 Samuel 18). No tenderness mingles with the thought of victory. The Psalmist was hard beset. He cried to the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 3:8

I expect not salvation from my forces, but from thy power and favour alone. Thy blessing is, or rather, let it be, (so he closeth with a prayer,) upon thy people; either upon my friends and followers, who alone are thy people, the rest being rebels to thee as well as to me; or, upon all thy people Israel, to preserve my friends, to convince and convert mine enemies, and to save the body of the nation, which without thy mercy are likely by this civil war to be brought to utter ruin. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

MINORITIES AND MAJORITIESIntroduction“The preceding psalm had set before us the utter vanity of all attempts to injure the throne of God’s anointed King—Messiah. The present psalm relates to that incident in David’s life which stands as the typical instance of rebellion against God’s kingdom;—as the type, therefore, of the working of Antichrist.”—Kay.I. The majority without God.1. The greatness of the majority. “How are they increased.” “Many are they” (Psalms 3:1). “Many there be” (Psalms... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 3:1-8

Psalms 3:1-8 The third psalm is a psalm of David when he was fleeing from Absalom. Going over the Mount of Olives and out towards the Judean wilderness on news that Absalom was coming with an army from Hebron. And David pours out his heart to the Lord.LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me ( Psalms 3:1 ).Absalom had been able to gather much of Judah against David.Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God ( Psalms 3:2 ).God... read more