Psalms 3:3

Psalms 3:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
• New International Version (NIV)But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.

Context of Psalms 3:3

1Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me! 2Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah. But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. 4With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah. 5I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Psalms 3:3 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑י כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י וּמֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 3:3

• Psalms 18:2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
• Psalms 28:7Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him.
• Psalms 84:11For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
• Psalms 119:114Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
• Genesis 15:1After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.
• Deuteronomy 33:29Happy art thou, Israel! Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thine excellency? And thine enemies shall come cringing to thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
• Psalms 4:3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious [man] for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.
• Psalms 62:7With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
• Isaiah 45:25In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
• Isaiah 60:19The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
• Luke 2:32a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.
• Revelation 21:11having the glory of God. Her shining [was] like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone;
• Psalms 27:6And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah.
• Psalms 119:7I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
• Genesis 40:13In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his cup-bearer.
• 2 Kings 25:27And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, [that] Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

Commentaries on Psalms 3:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou, O Lord art a shield - As a shield covers and defends the body from the strokes of an adversary, so wilt thou cover and defend me from them that rise up against me. The lifter up of mine head - Thou wilt restore me to the state from which my enemies have cast me down. This is the meaning of the phrase; and this he speaks prophetically. He was satisfied that the deliverance would take place, hence his confidence in prayer; so that we find him, with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me - Not only in these dangers, but in all dangers. The declaration here has a general form, as if he could trust in him at all times. It shows what his feelings were on the occasion here referred to, when dangers stood thick around him, and what his feelings habitually were in times of peril. The shield was a well-known part of ancient armor, of use, according to the ancient modes of warfare, when swords, and spears…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The psalmist compares his enemies' arguments (Psalm 3:2) with the Lord’s help. The Lord acts as a shield for his people, turning their defeat and shame into victory and glory.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. But--literally, "and" (Psa 2:6). He repels the reproach by avowing his continued trust. shield--a favorite and often-used figure for protection. my glory--its source. lifter up of mine head--one who raises me from despondency.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 3:3

• Faith
• Glory

In the dictionaries

• Lift
• Poetry, Hebrew
• Psalms, Book of
• Vulgate
• Shield
• selah

Commentaries on Psalms 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings