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Psalms 3:2
2They say about me, ‘God will not save him.’ Selah.
Psalms 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)many are saying of my soul, "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah
Context of Psalms 3:2
1Lord, every day I have more enemies. Many people fight against me. They say about me, ‘God will not save him.’ Selah. 3But Lord, you are like a shield for me. You are the one who gives me honour. You lift my head up high. 4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah.
Read all of Psalms 3Psalms 3:2 word by word
רַבִּים֮ אֹמְרִ֪ים לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥י אֵ֤ין יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָה לּ֬וֹ בֵֽאלֹהִ֬ים סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 3:2
- Psalms 22:7Everyone that sees me laughs at me. They laugh and they shake their heads.
- Psalms 42:3All day and all night I weep. My tears are my only food! My enemies say to me all the time, ‘Where is your God?’
- Psalms 71:11They say, ‘God has turned away from him. Run after him and catch him, for nobody will rescue him.’
- 2 Samuel 16:7Shimei said, ‘Go away! Get out of here! You are a murderer, a wicked man!
- Matthew 27:42They said, ‘This man saved other people, did he? But he cannot save his own life! He says that he is the king of Israel. So he should come down from the cross now. Then we will believe in him.
- Psalms 3:4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah.
- Psalms 4:2Tell me this, you people: How long will you refuse to respect me? How long will you love stupid ideas? How long will you agree with lies? Selah.
- Habakkuk 3:3God is coming from Teman! The Holy God is coming from Paran mountain. Selah. His beautiful power covers the whole sky! People praise him all over the earth!
Commentaries on Psalms 3:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2No help for him in God - These were some of the reproaches of his enemies, Shimei and others: "He is now down, and he shall never be able to rise. God alone can save him from these his enemies; but God has visibly east him off." These reproaches deeply affected his heart; and he mentions them with that note which so frequently occurs in the Psalms, and which occurs here for the first time, סלה selah . Much has been said on the meaning of this word; and we…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Many there be which say of my soul - Or rather, perhaps, of his “life,” for so the word used here - נפשׁ nephesh - frequently means Leviticus 17:11; Deuteronomy 12:23; Genesis 9:4; Genesis 35:18; 1 Kings 17:21. The object of their persecution, as here stated, was not his soul, as such, in the sense in which we now understand the word, but his life; and they now said that they were secure of that, and that all things indicated that God would not now…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2A psalmist is the writer or speaker of a psalm. The psalmist here faces many enemies. Those enemies speak boldly and without respect (Psalm 4:6; 12:4; 40:15). They question whether the Lord can really save him (10:11; 22:7–8; 71:10). Their words trouble the psalmist because it seems the Lord will not answer his prayer. These enemies hold great power (compare Psalm 2:1–3). Unlike Psalm 2, this psalm does not resolve the crisis.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. say of my soul--that is, "of me" (compare Psa 25:3). This use of "soul" is common; perhaps it arose from regarding the soul as man's chief part. no help ... in God--rejected by Him. This is the bitterest reproach for a pious man, and denotes a spirit of malignant triumph. Selah--This word is of very obscure meaning. It probably denotes rest or pause, both as to the music and singing, intimating something emphatic in the sentiment (compare Psa 9:16).Read the comment
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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
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