Psalms 3:4 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 3:4

To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah

KJV

I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

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Commentary

3 voices

Eusebius of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON PSALMS 3:5 (339)

The preceding psalm calls to mind this mountain when it says, "I have installed my king on mount Zion, my holy mountain." Christ was the one he was speaking of, and now David bears witness that he must be heard plainly by Christ from his holy mountain. Further, he says who is going to hear him except the Lord who has been installed as king upon Zion his holy mountain? Through this statement he [David], now alone, believed that he would be forgiven, that his glory would return and that his head would be lifted up.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

I cried unto the Lord with my voice,.... The experience which the psalmist had of being heard in prayer, was what gave great encouragement to his faith, as to his interest in God and salvation by him, when his enemies were so increased about him; for crying here is to be understood of prayer, as it is often used in this book of Psalms: and so the Targum renders it, "I prayed"; and this designs vocal prayer.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

"I cried unto the Lord with my voice." Why doth he say, "with my voice?" Surely, silent prayers are heard. Yes, but good men often find that, even in secret, they pray better aloud than they do when they utter no vocal sound. Perhaps, moreover, David would think thus:—"My cruel enemies clamour against me; they lift up their voices, and, behold, I lift up mine, and my cry outsoars them all.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ק֭וֹלִי	Ko.li	voice my	H6963 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶקְרָ֑א	'ek.Ra'	I called out	H7121 →
וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי	vai.ya.'a.Ne.ni	and he answered me	H6030 →
מֵהַ֖ר	me.Har	from [the] mountain of	H2022 →
קָדְשׁ֣וֹ	ka.de.Sho	holiness his	H6944 →
סֶֽלָה׃	Se.lah	Selah	H5542 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
leads to
- Psalms 18:6
  In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
- Matthew 7:7
  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Psalms 116:1–6
  I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
- Psalms 56:3
  When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
Through
Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
leads to
- Daniel 10:12
  “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Through
Psalms 43:3
Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.
leads to
- Psalms 36:9
  For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms