Psalm 3 – Threatened but Trusting

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A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

I
How many are my foes, LORD!
   How many rise against me!
How many say of me,
   "God will not save that one."     
                                                   Selah*
But you, LORD, are a shield around me;
   my glory, you keep my head high.
II
Whenever I cried out to the LORD,
   I was answered from the holy mountain.
                                                  Selah*
Whenever I lay down and slept,
   the LORD preserved me to rise again.
I do not fear, then, thousands of people
   arrayed against me on every side.
III
Arise, LORD! Save me, my God!
   You will shatter the jaws of all my foes;
   you will break the teeth of the wicked.
Safety comes from the LORD!
   Your blessing for your people!
                                                  Selah*

What do we gather from this?

This psalm is a devotion of David to God. This is because David is in hiding away from his Absalom. Absalom had started a revolution against his own father in order to kill him. David is grieving over his son’s betrayal but yet believes in God’s deliverance. The title “Threatened but Trustin” is a message to us all, that in the event that we are in a difficult position, we must call on God and trust that he can deliver on the promises to you.

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