Psalm 3

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Benson's commentary tells us about verse 1 of this Psalm: [Sovereign David's prayer: YaHuWaH,] How are they increased that trouble me? — He might well say so, for the party that sought his ruin was very numerous and very formidable. Absalom, his son, had stolen away the hearts of the generality of the people, and was at the head of them: Ahithophel, his counsellor, sought his ruin; Shimei, with others of his enemies, reproached him as utterly forsaken of [ALoHA/ELoHiYM]; while many of his friends, undoubtedly, trembled for his safety.

And, had Ahithophel’s advice been followed, his ruin, morally speaking, would have been unavoidable. No wonder, then, that he was in great trouble, as he certainly was in great danger: but in the midst of it he takes the right method, and has recourse to [ELoHiYM], his strong Helper. As he went up the mount of Olives, with his head covered and barefoot, he wept and prayed, wept and believed, and [YaHuWaH] heard him from His [qadosh/sanctified] habitation.

Commentarist goes on to say of verses 2 and 3, David is saying MANY there are that say of me: [ELoHiYM has] utterly forsaken [me] for many crimes, and will never help [me] more. But, You are a Shield for me on every side. You are my Defense, my Esteem. You will restore me to my former power and dignity. "Thus David, in the midst of his dangers and distress, quiets his mind by calling to remembrance the power, and love, and [trustworthiness of ALoHA/ELoHiYM], and trusting in Him. Reader, go thou, and do likewise, in all thy perplexities and troubles."....

In verses 4 and 5, Sovereign David, in such distressing and dangerous circumstances, lies down, calmly sleeps, and wakes in peace. "But let it be remembered, this peace and serenity were the effects of pardoning love, and not experienced by him till, in consequence of genuine repentance for his foul transgressions, he was made a partaker of forgiveness, and tasted that the [YaHuWaH is loving, merciful, and kind].

Verse 6, commentary by Dr. Horne: Belief “revived and invigorated by prayer, and fixed on [ALoHA/ELoHiYM] alone, is a stranger to fear in the worst of times. The innumerable examples of saints rescued from tribulation, and, above all, the resurrection of the Son of [YaHuWaH] from the dead, render the believer bold as a lion, although the name of his adversary be legion.”

Verse 7: Defer no longer, but let them see You have not forsaken me. You are mine, by special relation and covenant: YaHuWaH, save Your own. Deliver me from these, whose policy and power I am unable to withstand without You. For You have, in times past, discomfited and put them to shame. You have subdued and exposed them to contempt and reproach.

You have broken the teeth of the unrighteous — "That is, their strength, and the instruments of their cruelty." As, then, You have helped me, do not now leave me; but deliver me from these, as You have "formerly delivered me from other powerful enemies.

Thus David, in his distress, encouraged himself in [ALoHA/ELoHiYM] by the experience he had had of his former [loving, merciful, and kind] interpositions in his favour, by saving him from his cruel enemies, who had frequently attempted his destruction, and whom he compares to savage beasts, which tear their prey with their teeth, and grind it with their jaws, an allusion which, in a country abounding with these ravenous creatures, was natural and expressive."

Verse 8: L'YaHuWaH HaYeShuW'AH (ליהוה הישועה): Unto YaHuWaH THE Salvation. 'AL-'AMeKa BiRKaTeKa (על–עמך ברכתך). Upon Your people Your STRENGTH. CeLaH (סלה): Pause, think on that.

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Recorded April 9, 2022