Psalms 3:4

Psalms 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah

Context of Psalms 3:4

2Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah. 3But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. With 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. 6I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

Psalms 3:4 word by word

ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי מֵהַ֖ר קָדְשׁ֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 3:4

• Psalms 22:2My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:
• Psalms 34:6This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
• Psalms 66:17I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
• Psalms 86:3Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.
• Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.
• Psalms 116:1I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications;
• Psalms 130:1Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.
• Psalms 138:3In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
• Psalms 142:1I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
• Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
• Jeremiah 29:12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you;
• Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
• James 5:13Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms.
• Psalms 34:4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
• Psalms 2:6And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.

Commentaries on Psalms 3:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I cried unto the Lord with my voice - He was exposed to much danger, and therefore he had need of fervor. He heard me - Notwithstanding my enemies said, and my friends feared, that there was no help for me in my God; yet he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah: mark this, and take encouragement from it. God never forsakes those who trust in him. He never shuts out the prayer of the distressed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I cried unto the Lord - That is, in these troubles, as he had always done in affliction. The form of the verb here is future - “I will cry” or call unto the Lord; probably, however, designed to state a general habit with him, that when troubles came he always called on the Lord. He speaks now of himself as if in the midst of the trouble; gives utterance to the feeling which he has always had in his sorrows; and says, “I will call upon the Lord,” thus…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-8Verses 4-8 Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection. This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to give thanks every morning…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The psalmist looks away from his enemies and focuses on the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. cried ... heard--Such has been my experience. The latter verb denotes a gracious hearing or answering. out of--or, "from." his holy hill--Zion (Psa 2:6). His visible earthly residence.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 3:4

• Prayer

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• Omnipresence
• Psalms, Book of
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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