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Psalms 3:2
Psalms 3:2 is verse 2 of Psalms chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
Selah or Interlude is probably a musical or literary term; here and throughout the Psalms.
King James Version
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
World English Bible
Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “\+wh אֱלֹהִ֑ים\+wh*” (Elohim).
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Psalms 3:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 22:7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 71:11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
2 Samuel 16:7And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
2 Samuel 16:8The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”
Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Psalms 3:4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies ? Selah
Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
Habakkuk 3:9You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
Habakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah