Psalms 3:6

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side.

Context of Psalms 3:6

4I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. 5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. 7Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. 8From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

Psalms 3:6 word by word

לֹֽא־אִ֭ירָא מֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will not be afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• of ten thousandsרְבָבָהrebâbâh · myriadH7233
• of peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that have setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• against me round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Psalms 3:6

• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
• Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
• 2 Kings 6:15When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.
• Romans 8:31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• 2 Samuel 18:7There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great—twenty thousand men.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,

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

• Assurance
• Faith

In the dictionaries

• Psalms, Book of
• Vulgate

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