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|Chapter=3 | |Chapter=3 | ||
|Verse Count=9 | |Verse Count=9 | ||
|Memorable Phrase= | |Memorable Phrase=Victory is YHWH's! | ||
|Memorable Icon=Psalm | |Memorable Icon=Psalm 003 - Icon.jpg | ||
|Purpose=To | |Purpose=To ask YHWH for protection and victory from many enemies. | ||
|Content=YHWH, save me! My enemies are many, but you are | |Content=YHWH, save me! My enemies are many, but you are a shield for me. | ||
|Message=" | |Message="Victory is YHWH's!" (Ps 3:9a; cf. Jonah 2:10). | ||
|Author=David | |Author=David | ||
|Background Ideas=<ul><li> | |Background Ideas=<ul><li>David's son, Absalom (cf. 2 Sam 3:3) amassed a large following and led a rebellion against David, forcing David to flee (2 Sam 15–19:11). "Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Come! We must flee (וְנִבְרָחָה), or none of us will escape from Absalom (מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם). We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword'" (2 Sam 15:14, NIV).</li> | ||
<li>YHWH | <li>The king's misfortune might be a sign that YHWH has rejected him (2 Sam 16:8; cf. 2 Sam 15:26; Ps 71:10-11). And if YHWH has rejected him, then YHWH will not respond to his call for help (cf. 2 Sam 15:26; Pss 41:12; 22:9).</li> | ||
<li>YHWH's acts of covenant loyalty in the past are evidence that he will be faithful to the covenant in the future.</li> | <li>YHWH made a covenant with David, in which he promised to never reject him. He also promised to rescue him from his enemies (cf. 2 Sam 7:12-16; Ps 89:21-25).</li> | ||
<li> | <li>YHWH has always rescued David from trouble in the past (cf. Ps 18:1). YHWH's acts of covenant loyalty in the past are evidence that he will be faithful to the covenant in the future.</li> | ||
<li>Night sometimes offers an opportunity to strike an enemy, while the enemy is weak and resting (cf. 2 Sam 17:1-2). Thus, lying down and falling asleep represents a deep trust in YHWH's protection (cf. Ps 4:9).</li></ul> | |||
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:1. A psalm | :1. A psalm. By David. | ||
: | :When he was fleeing from Absalom, his son. | ||
:2. YHWH, how my adversaries have | :2. YHWH, how my adversaries have become many! | ||
:Many are those | :Many are those rising against me. | ||
:3. Many are those saying about | :3. Many are those saying about me, | ||
:“There is no | :“There is no victory for him in God!” ''Selah''. | ||
:4. But you, YHWH, are a shield | :4. But you, YHWH, are a shield for me, | ||
:my | :my honor, and the one who lifts my head. | ||
:5. | :5. I call aloud to YHWH, | ||
:he | :and he answers me from his holy mountain. ''Selah''. | ||
:6. I lay down and fell asleep. | :6. I lay down and fell asleep. | ||
:I woke up, | :I woke up, because YHWH supports me. | ||
:7. I will not be afraid of | :7. I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people | ||
:who have taken position against me all around. | :who have taken position against me all around. | ||
:8. Rise up, YHWH | :8. Rise up, YHWH! Save me, my God! | ||
:For you have struck all | :For you have struck all my enemies on the jaw. | ||
:You have broken | :You have broken wicked people's teeth. | ||
:9. | :9. Victory is YHWH's! | ||
:Your blessing is on your people. ''Selah''.}} | :Your blessing is on your people. ''Selah''.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 13 June 2025
Purpose: To ask YHWH for protection and victory from many enemies.
Content: YHWH, save me! My enemies are many, but you are a shield for me.
Message: "Victory is YHWH's!" (Ps 3:9a; cf. Jonah 2:10).
Author: David
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Exegetical Issues
- The Verbal Semantics of Psalm 3:5
- The Verbal Semantics of Psalm 3:6
- The Verbal Semantics of Psalm 3:8b–c