New English Translation
Psalms 3:2
2Many say about me, “God will not deliver 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, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me. Many say about me, “God will not deliver him.” (Selah) 3But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me. 4To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (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 22:7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.
- Psalms 42:3I cannot eat, I weep day and night; all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 71:11They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
- 2 Samuel 16:7As he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
- Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!
- Psalms 3:4To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)
- Psalms 4:2You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills 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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