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THE MESSAGE
Psalms 3:6
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I will not be afraid of thousands of peoplewho have taken their stand against me on every side.
I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people Who have set themselves against me on every side.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
Thousands of troops may surround me, but I am not afraid.
I am not afraid of the multitude of people who attack me from all directions.
I will not be intimidated or afraid of the ten thousands Who have set themselves against me all around.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.
I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people Who have set themselves against me on every side.
I will not be afrayde for ten thousand of the people, that should beset me round about.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of peopleWho all around have set themselves against me.
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
Ten thousand enemies attack from every side, but I am not afraid.
I lie down and sleep, then wake up again, because Adonai sustains me.
I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.
So I will not be afraid of my enemies, even if thousands of them surround me.
I will not be afraid of thousands of people that have surrounded me and set themselves against me.
I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies who surround me on every side.
I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people who all around have set themselves against me.
I am not afraid of myriads of people who have been set against me all around.
I am not afrayed for thousandes of the people, that copasse me rounde aboute.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about.
I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.
I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that haue set themselues against me round about.
I wyll not be afrayde of ten thousandes of the people: that haue set [them selues] against me rounde about.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people, that have set themselves against me round about.
I slepte, and `was quenchid, and Y roos vp; for the Lord resseyuede me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me on all sides.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.
I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who stand all around against me.
I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
I will not be afraid of myriads of people, who, round about, have set themselves against me.
I will not fear thousands of the people surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.
I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.
I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me round about.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Cross-References
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them. As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master. His master recognized that God was with him, saw that God was working for good in everything he did. He became very fond of Joseph and made him his personal aide. He put him in charge of all his personal affairs, turning everything over to him. From that moment on, God blessed the home of the Egyptian—all because of Joseph. The blessing of God spread over everything he owned, at home and in the fields, and all Potiphar had to concern himself with was eating three meals a day. Joseph was a strikingly handsome man. As time went on, his master's wife became infatuated with Joseph and one day said, "Sleep with me."
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn't God looking, observing how I live? Doesn't he mark every step I take?
"And you, son of man: The day I take away the people's refuge, their great joy, the delight of their life, what they've most longed for, along with all their children—on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city. You'll break your silence and start talking again, talking to the survivor. Again, you'll be an example for them. And they'll recognize that I am God ."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people,.... David was a man of courage from his youth; the instances of his attacking the lion and the bear, when he kept his father's sheep, his engaging with Goliath, and his military exploits, show it; and though there were now many thousands up in arms against him, and his own son at the head of them; all the tribes of Israel were revolting from him, and he was only attended with a few of his friends, yet he was not dismayed; for that he refers to this insurrection appears by what follows,
that have set [themselves] against me round about; and this was owing not to himself; but to the Lord's sustaining of him; see Psalms 27:1; and such courage and greatness of soul did his antitype the Messiah express, and to a greater degree, when Judas, with his band of soldiers, and the multitude with clubs and staves, entered the garden to apprehend him; and when the prince of this world was marching towards him, and when he was engaged with all the powers of darkness, and when the sorrows of death compassed him about, yet he failed not, nor was he discouraged: and something of this spirit appears in true believers, When they are in the exercise of faith, have the presence of God, and the discoveries of his love; they are then not afraid what man can do unto them; nor are they afraid of devils themselves, but wrestle against them; nor of any nor all their enemies, they having victory over them, given by God through Christ.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will not be afraid - As the result of this new proof of the divine protection, and in view of all that God has done and has promised, the psalmist now says that he would not be afraid though any number of foes should rise up against him. Perhaps this confiding and exulting spirit may be regarded in some measure as the “result” of the calm and refreshing slumber which he had enjoyed. The mind as well as the body had been refreshed and invigorated. With the bright light of a new morning he looked with more cheerful views and hopes on the things around him, and felt new strength to meet the dangers to which he was exposed. Who in trouble and sorrow has not felt this? Who has not experienced the influence of the slumbers of a night and of the light of the morning, in giving new vigour and inspiring new hopes, as if the returning day was an emblem of brighter scenes in life, and the passing away of the shades of night a token that all trouble and sorrow would flee away?
Of ten thousands of people - Myriads: Though myriads are arrayed against me. He does not, of course, pretend to any exactness here; but he felt that the number of his enemies was very great. This “was” the case in the rebellion of Absalom. Ahithophel proposed to Absalom to “choose out twelve thousand men” with whom he might pursue after David, implying that the number with him was actually much greater than that, 2 Samuel 17:1)
That have set themselves against me - That have arrayed themselves against me; or that have risen up in rebellion against me.
Round about - Intending to hem me in on every side. Of course this was to be apprehended in such a rebellion; yet David says that he could now look with calmness on all this, for he had confidence in God. Compare Psalms 56:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 3:6. I will not be afraid of ten thousands — Strength and numbers are nothing against the omnipotence of God. He who has made God his refuge certainly has no cause to fear.
