Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Bible Commentaries
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Bibliographical Information
Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Psalms 3". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/gsb/psalms-3.html. 1599-1645.
Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Psalms 3". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https://studylight.org/
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Verse 1
3:1 [A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they {a} increased that trouble me! many [are] they that rise up against me.
(a) This was a token of his stable faith, that for all his troubles he turned to God.
Verse 2
3:2 Many [there be] which say of my soul, [There is] no help for him in God. {b} Selah.
(b) Selah here signifies a lifting up of the voice, to cause us to consider the sentence as a thing of great importance.
Verse 6
3:6 I will not be afraid of
(c) ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me round about.
(c) When he considered the truth of God’s promise, and tried the same, his faith increased marvellously.
Verse 8
3:8 {d} Salvation [belongeth] unto the LORD: thy blessing [is] upon thy people. Selah.
(d) No matter how great or many the dangers may be, yet God always has ways to deliver his.