Psalms 3:8

Psalms 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah
• New Living Translation (NLT)Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people. Interlude

Context of Psalms 3:8

6I 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. From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

Psalms 3:8 word by word

לַיהוָ֥ה הַיְשׁוּעָ֑ה עַֽל־עַמְּךָ֖ בִרְכָתֶ֣ךָ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• upon thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 3:8

• Psalms 37:39The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
• Proverbs 21:31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.
• Isaiah 43:11I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.
• Isaiah 45:21Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.
• Jeremiah 3:23Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
• Hosea 13:4“But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
• Jonah 2:9But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ ”
• Acts 4:12Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
• Revelation 7:10And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Psalms 29:11The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.
• Acts 3:26When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
• Ephesians 1:3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
• Hebrews 6:14saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
• 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Commentaries on Psalms 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Salvation belongeth unto the Lord - It is God alone who saves. He is the fountain whence help and salvation come; and to him alone the praise of all saved souls is due. His blessing is upon his people. Those who are saved from the power and the guilt of sin are his people. His mercy saved them; and it is by his blessing being continually upon them, that they continue to be saved. David adds his selah here also: mark this! Salvation comes from God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Salvation belongeth unto the Lord - That is, it pertains to God alone to save. The psalmist had no expectation of saving himself; he had no confidence in the unaided prowess of his own arm. If he was to be saved he felt that it was to be only by God, and the praise of this was to be given to Him. The particular reference here is to temporal deliverance, or deliverance from the dangers which surrounded him then; but the declaration is as true of spiritual…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. 7-8The psalmist does not seek revenge. Instead, he waits for the Lord to take vengeance. Arise: The psalmist asks the Lord to act now.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. An ascription of praise to a delivering God, whose favor is an efficient benefit.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 3:8

• God
• Salvation

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