New English Translation
Psalms 3:4
4To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)
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 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. To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah) 5I rested and slept; I awoke, for the Lord protects me. 6I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.
Read all of Psalms 3Psalms 3:4 word by word
ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי מֵהַ֖ר קָדְשׁ֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 3:4
- Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.
- Psalms 34:6This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
- Psalms 66:17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.
- Psalms 86:3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!
- Psalms 91:15When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he heard my plea for mercy,
- Psalms 130:1From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.
- Psalms 138:3When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me.
- Psalms 142:1To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.
- Isaiah 65:24Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Jeremiah 29:12When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.
- Matthew 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
- James 5:13Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.
- Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalms 2:6“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
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
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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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