"Selah:" Psalms : Volume 3 (Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms): Psalms 90-150 - Kindle edition by Goldingay, John. We need present glory in our afflictions, if we could but discern it; for it is no mean Psalm 3:3, KJV: "But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head." he views them as cunning huntsmen chasing him with cruel skill. Many are saying of me, âGod will not deliver him.â But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. He had to be victorious over the threat, and he would be with the blessing of God. tribulations also! © 2021 Christianity.com. Prodente clypeo vulneratus sum, I am betrayed by my shield, said Brasidas the Lacedaemonian, when he was wounded through it (Plutarch). He knew that God was his shield. broken, and with enemies whose teeth are dashed from their jaws! of God; and if by humble faith thou art enabled to see Jesus as thine by his own succeeds it with greater earnestness, for surely there is always something Why Psalm 3 Commentary Verse 8. This commentary provides in-depth analysis of Psalms 101-150 and is part of a three volume work. Knowing what God had done gives David confidence in what the LORD would do. Search Scripture through, and you must, if you read it with a candid mind, be For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; Free Bible commentary on the Book of Psalms in Easy English - written by Gordon Churchyard for MissionAssist. Ver. “Truly it must have been a soft pillow indeed that could make him forget his danger, who then had such a disloyal army at his back hunting of him.” (Gurnall, cited in Spurgeon). The story of Absalom is found in the 2 ⦠"O may my heart in tune be found Here learn it in any other way. O for grace to see our future glory amid present shame! Divine, discriminating, distinguishing, 1 have so many enemies, 2 So many say that God will never help me, 3 But Lord, You are my shield, my glory, and my only hope. "Thou, O Lord, art a Those who said this probably didn’t feel that God was unable to help David; they probably felt that God was unwilling to help him. a. The whole of Psalm 3, but especially verses 5-6, is a real-life drama illustrating Philippians 4:6-7: âBe anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with ⦠Jeshurun." Men find glory in all sorts of things – fame, power, prestige, or possessions. 3. It is God that chooses his people. It speaks of the total domination and defeat of the enemy. rise up and sing--, "Rise, my soul! We seem to be overcome by the ungodly way of life that is so predominant all around us. Perhaps, moreover, David would think It may also be a musical instruction, for a musical interlude of some kind. beasts, and he declares that God hath broken their jaws, so that they could not I laid me down and slept â Securely, casting all my cares upon God. Selah. And He heard me from His holy hill. Salvation belongs to the LORD. this truth experimentally, for our proud flesh and blood will never permit us to Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. ×ְשָ×××Ö¹× ×Ö°Ö¼× ×Ö¹. Many of his previous friends and associates forsook him and joined the ranks of those who troubled him (2 Samuel 15:13). I awoke, for the LORD sustained me. I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain. How they have increased who trouble me: At the writing of this psalm David was in a great deal of trouble. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. I shall be free in my very prison. David's faith enabled him to lie down; anxiety would a. Selah. It isn’t the property of any one nation or sect, but of the LORD God. Yes, resolution of manly courage, for it is the gracious operation of God's Holy Psalm 3 - A psalm of David. strain to a softer air. Pause, David, deserted by his subjects, derided by Shimei, pursued for his crown and life by his ungracious son, turns to his God, makes his supplications, and confesses his faith. The instances of his attacking the lion and the bear, when he kept his father's sheep, his engaging with Goliath, and his military exploits, show it. LORD, how many are my foes! entirely, a shield above, beneath, around, without and within. Absalom wanted to become king so he attacked David. David was a military man, and often alludes to military affairs; and borrows words from thence, expressive of his great security from the Lord; see ( Psalms 18:2) . Psalms 3:3 But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Ask, 'O why such love to me?' Psalms 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon from it! Others boast in their wealth, beauty, position, achievements: dost thou find in God what they find in these?” (Meyer), c. I cried to the LORD with my voice: “Surely, silent prayers are heard. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Verse 4. They 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. This thought was most painful of all for David – the thought that God might be against him and that there is no help for him in God. The sweet influence of the blessing is upon thy people." There are good reasons for each option. i. Shimei was an example of someone who said that God was against David, and he was just getting what he deserved (2 Samuel 16:7-8). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. “If all the trials which come from heaven, all the temptations which ascend from hell, and all the crosses which arise from the earth, could be mixed and pressed together, they would not make a trial so terrible as that which is contained in this verse. Psalms 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is written by one of the most influential men of the modern Christianity movement. A Psalm of David, n when he fled from Absalom his son.