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.
• New International Version (NIV)From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
• 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

Context of Psalms 3:8

6I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side. 7Arise, O Lord! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked! Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people. Interlude

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 Lord rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble.
• Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
• Isaiah 43:11I, yes I, am the Lord, and there is no other Savior.
• Isaiah 45:21Consult together, argue your case. Get together and decide what to say. Who made these things known so long ago? What idol ever told you they would happen? Was it not I, the Lord? For there is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior. There is none but me.
• Jeremiah 3:23Our worship of idols on the hills and our religious orgies on the mountains are a delusion. Only in the Lord our God will Israel ever find salvation.
• Hosea 13:4“I have been the Lord your God ever since I brought you out of Egypt. You must acknowledge no God but me, for there is no other savior.
• Jonah 2:9But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”
• Acts 4:12There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
• Revelation 7:10And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”
• Revelation 19:1After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, “Praise the Lord! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
• Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.
• Psalms 72:17May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
• Acts 3:26When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”
• Ephesians 1:3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
• Hebrews 6:14“I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”
• 1 Peter 3:9Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his 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