Psalms

Psalm 3:1–2

¹A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

O LORD, how my foes have increased!

How many rise up against me!

²Many say of me,

“God will not deliver him.”

Selah^a

Footnotes

a 3:2 Selah or Interlude is probably a musical or literary term; here and throughout the Psalms.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A Psalm	מִזְמ֥וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of David	לְדָוִ֑ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
when he fled	בְּ֝בָרְח֗וֹ	bə·ḇā·rə·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from	מִפְּנֵ֤י׀	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
his son	בְּנֽוֹ׃	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֬וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
O LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
how	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
my foes	צָרָ֑י	ṣā·rāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6862 narrow, tight
have increased	רַבּ֣וּ	rab·bū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7231 be or become, many, much
How many	רַ֝בִּ֗ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
rise up	קָמִ֥ים	qā·mîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
against me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Many	רַבִּים֮	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
say	אֹמְרִ֪ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
of me	לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥י	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
God	בֵֽאלֹהִ֬ים	ḇê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will not	אֵ֤ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
deliver	יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָה	yə·šū·‘ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3444 salvation
him	לּ֬וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 3:1 Psalm 17:7 · 2 Samuel 17:11–13 · 2 Samuel 16:15 · 2 Samuel 15:1–18

Psalm 3:2 Psalm 71:11 · Psalm 42:3 · Psalm 42:10 · Psalm 22:7 · Psalm 4:4 · Matthew 27:42–43 · Psalm 3:4 · Psalm 3:8 · Psalm 4:2 · Habakkuk 3:9 · Habakkuk 3:3 · Habakkuk 3:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.