📖 Psalms — Chapter 3 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 3:1 Lord, Rhow are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psalms 3:2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. RSelah.
Psalms 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art Ra shield Tfor me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalms 3:4 RI cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Psalms 3:5 RI laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
Psalms 3:6 RI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Psalms 3:7 RArise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms 3:8 RSalvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 3:1–2 — Trouble and discouraging voices
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The speaker describes many opponents and hears people claim that God will not help him. The prayer brings both danger and discouragement before the Lord. Naming these voices honestly does not mean accepting their verdict; the next lines answer their claim with trust.
Key Truth: Discouraging voices can be brought honestly to God.
Check What You Remember
1. How many rise against the speaker? (Psalms 3:1)
Find it in Psalms 3:1 (KJV).
2. What do others deny he has in God? (Psalms 3:2)
Find it in Psalms 3:2 (KJV).
3. Which pause word closes verse 2? (Psalms 3:2)
Find it in Psalms 3:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 3:3–4 — A shield and an answering God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Against the hostile voices, the speaker calls the Lord his shield, glory, and the lifter of his head. He cries aloud and remembers God's answer. The prayer's confidence rests on who God is and how God receives him rather than on the disappearance of every opponent.
Key Truth: The Lord hears and sustains his people.
Check What You Remember
1. What is the Lord called for the speaker? (Psalms 3:3)
Find it in Psalms 3:3 (KJV).
2. What does the Lord lift? (Psalms 3:3)
Find it in Psalms 3:3 (KJV).
3. From where does the Lord hear? (Psalms 3:4)
Find it in Psalms 3:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 3:5–8 — Rest, courage, and salvation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Sleep and waking become signs of the Lord's sustaining care. The speaker asks for rescue with forceful imagery describing the defeat of enemies. He concludes by locating salvation in the Lord and blessing upon God's people. The prayer entrusts rescue to God rather than commanding personal retaliation.
Key Truth: Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Check What You Remember
1. Who sustained the speaker? (Psalms 3:5)
Find it in Psalms 3:5 (KJV).
2. How many surrounding people will not make him afraid? (Psalms 3:6)
Find it in Psalms 3:6 (KJV).
3. To whom does salvation belong? (Psalms 3:8)
Find it in Psalms 3:8 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 46:1 — God is a refuge and help amid trouble.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What discouraging claim can you answer with prayer and remembrance of God's sustaining care?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What contrast separates the opponents’ claim from the speaker’s trust?
2. How does the account connect crying out with being heard?
3. What reason accompanies his waking after sleep?
4. How does confidence address the scale of opposition?
5. How does the closing extend beyond the individual speaker?
Notes
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