Psalms 3:2
1 O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
- KJV
- Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
- WEB
- Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.
- ASV
- Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah
- DARBY
- Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.
- BLB
- Many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
- ÅB
- Mange sier til min sjel:
«Det er ingen redning for ham hos Gud.»
Sela[^1]. - OTB
- Mange sier om meg,
"Det er ingen frelse for ham hos Gud."
Sela - B1930
- Mange sier til min sjel: Det er ingen frelse for ham hos Gud. Sela. / < et musikalsk uttrykk.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 71:11
saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
Read in contextPsalms 42:3
My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Read in contextPsalms 42:10
Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Read in contextPsalms 22:7
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Read in contextPsalms 4:4
Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Read in contextMatthew 27:42–43
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
Read in context2 Samuel 16:7–8
And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
Read in contextPsalms 3:4
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
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