Psalms 3:6
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Psalms 3:6 in other translations
| BSB | I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side. |
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| WEB | I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side. |
| ASV | I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about. |
| YLT | I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me. |
| DARBY | I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about. |
| BBE | I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me. |
| Webster | I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me on all sides. |
What does Psalms 3:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 3:4-8
Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection. This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to…
Psalms 3:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 3:6
- Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 27:1-3
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
- Psalms 118:10-12
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
- Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
- 2 Kings 6:15-17
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
- Psalms 46:7
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Psalms 46:2
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
- 2 Samuel 18:7
Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
- Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
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Context
- Psalms 3:5
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
- Psalms 3:6
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
- Psalms 3:7
Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms 3:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No temeré de diez millares de pueblos, que pusieren cerco contra mí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je me suis couché, et je m’endormirai: je me réveillerai, car l’ Éternel me soutient. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nicht fürchte ich mich vor Zehntausenden des Volkes, die sich ringsum wider mich gesetzt haben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego dormivi, et soporatus sum; et exsurrexi, quia Dominus suscepit me. |