Psalms 3 (DRB)

Chapter Text

3:1 The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom.

3:2 Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

3:3 Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

3:4 But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

3:5 I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.

3:6 I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.

3:7 I will not fear thousands of the people surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.

3:8 For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

3:9 Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "psalm", "david", "fled", "face", "absalom", "lord", "multiplied", and "afflict". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalm" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "psalm" and "david" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "psalm" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.