EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 3:6
6Even if 10,000 enemies are all around me to attack me, I will not be afraid of them.
Psalms 3:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
- New International Version (NIV)I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.
Context of Psalms 3:6
4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah. 5I lie down and I sleep. Then I wake up, because the Lord takes care of me. Even if 10,000 enemies are all around me to attack me, I will not be afraid of them. 7Lord, stand up! My God, save me from my enemies! Hit all my enemies in the face. Break the teeth of those bad people. 8Lord, it is you that saves us. You bless your people. Selah.
Read all of Psalms 3Psalms 3:6 word by word
לֹֽא־אִ֭ירָא מֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 3:6
- Psalms 27:1The Lord gives me light in my life and he makes me safe. So I am not afraid of anyone! The Lord takes care of my life. Nobody can make me afraid!
- Psalms 46:2So even when the earth shakes, we will not be afraid. And when the mountains fall down into the deep sea, we will still not be afraid.
- Psalms 118:10All the nations were ready to attack me, but I turned them away by the power of the Lord.
- 2 Kings 6:15The servant of Elisha, the man of God, got up early the next morning. He went out and he saw an army with horses and chariots all around the city. He said to Elisha, ‘Oh! My master! What can we do?’
- Romans 8:31So, because of all the things that God does for us, we can say this: If God is working on our behalf, nobody can really do anything against us.
- 2 Samuel 18:7David's soldiers won the fight against Israel's soldiers. Many soldiers died in the battle that day. There were 20,000 dead men.
- Psalms 2:2Kings and rulers decide to work together, to fight against the Lord and the king that he has chosen.
Commentaries on Psalms 3:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I Will not be afraid of ten thousands - Strength and numbers are nothing against the omnipotence of God. He who has made God his refuge certainly has no cause to fear.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I will not be afraid - As the result of this new proof of the divine protection, and in view of all that God has done and has promised, the psalmist now says that he would not be afraid though any number of foes should rise up against him. Perhaps this confiding and exulting spirit may be regarded in some measure as the “result” of the calm and refreshing slumber which he had enjoyed. The mind as well as the body had been refreshed and invigorated. With…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. 6The psalmist feels peaceful and confident because the Lord protects and cares for him. This shields him from evil and gives him a new understanding of reality (Psalm 23:4; 27:1, 3; 46:1; 56:4, 11; 91:5–6; 118:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. ten thousands of people--or, "myriads," any very great number (compare 2Sa 16:18).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 3:6
In the dictionaries
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
EasyEnglish Bible 2018 — Copyright © MissionAssist 2018
Commentaries