Psalms 3
The AIT Bible
0A psalm of David, when he fled from before Absalom his son.
Trust Amidst Many Foes
1Yahweh, how many are my foes! Many are rising up against me.
2Many are saying of my life, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah.
3But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
4With my voice I call out to Yahweh, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah.
5I lay down and slept; I woke, for Yahweh sustains me.
6I will not fear the myriads of people who have set themselves against me all around.
7Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all my enemies on the jaw; the teeth of the wicked you have shattered.
8Salvation belongs to Yahweh; your blessing be upon your people. Selah.
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Cross-references in this chapter
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
Trust Amidst Many Foes
- allusion Genesis 15:1 — Yahweh described as a shield protecting the faithful, echoing God's promise to be Abram's shield.
- allusion Jonah 2:9 — Shared confession that deliverance comes solely from Yahweh, 'Salvation belongs to Yahweh.'
- echoed in Jonah 2:1 — Shared declaration that deliverance/salvation belongs to Yahweh.
- echoed in Psalms 5:1 — Both depict Yahweh as a shield surrounding and protecting his own.
- thematic Psalms 4:8 — Both express the psalmist's confident, peaceful sleep because Yahweh sustains and keeps him safe.
- thematic Psalms 58:6 — Both invoke God breaking/shattering the teeth of the wicked as an image of defeating enemies.
- thematic Psalms 4:1 — Both express confident sleep in safety because Yahweh sustains the psalmist, paired as morning/evening prayers.
- thematic Psalms 58:1 — Both invoke God to break the teeth of the wicked as a plea for deliverance.