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Psalm:3

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

(page last updated: July 13th 2019)

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Today's Text:

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Today's Audio Commentary: "No Help for Him in God?"

Psalm:3 Reading (⇓)

Part 1 → David, when he fled from Absalom (⇓)

Part 2 → Mine Enemies... What are they doing? Who are they? (⇓)

Part 3 → Thou, O LORD, art.... (for me) (⇓)

Part 4 → I (What I have done/How now I will be) (⇓)

Part 5 → Arise/Save (⇓)

Psalm:3 "No Help for Him in God?" (commentary as one file) (⇓)

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Today's Commentary Outline:

1. David, when he fled from Absalom kjv@2Samuel:15:1-18
• Longstanding troubles from without (People).


• Recent self inflicted troubles.


• Resulting troubles from within (People).


• Troubles overwhelmingly increasing right now (People (they) by number).


• Many say "There is no help for him in God".


• Arise, O LORD; save me... How?


• (Smite) all mine enemies upon the cheek bone? (Is this what we are to pray?)


• (Break) the teeth of the ungodly? (Is this what we are to pray?)






2. Mine Enemies... What are they doing? Who are they?
• Rise against me.


• Because he is king (by God's anointing).


• Because he presumes openly to stand for God.


• Because he has also been human, made mistakes, sinned greatly, been lax in judgement.


• (Many) Say of my soul, there is no help for him in God.


• They - not having the experience of God like he has.


• They - judging him by the dwindling appearence he is presenting.


• They - (Political enemies to hurt him) Knowing that his relationship with God meant the most to him.


• They - (Political enemies to hurt him) Engineering public perceptions against him to bring him down.


• Set themselves round about me.


• Blood in the water - sharks - opportunists.


• Blood he started.


• A most desparate situation for David/Some saints in leadership


• What did he pray?


• What did he do?


• What was his mindset going into this?






3. Thou, O LORD, art.... (for me):
• Shield (past/present/future)



kjv@Psalms:84:11 @ For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.


kjv@Proverbs:30:5 @ Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

• Glory (past/present/future)



kjv@Psalms:24:8 @ Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.


kjv@Psalms:79:9 @ Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

• Lifter (past/present/future)



kjv@Psalms:28:9 @ Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.


kjv@Psalms:27:6 @ And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

• Sustain(er) (past/present/future)



kjv@Psalms:55:22 @ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

• (past/present/future)(Not only when troubled and surrounded)






4. I (What I have done/How now I will be):
• I cried unto the LORD with my voice. (Prayer)


• For yourself



kjv@Matthew:10:28 @ And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.


kjv@Matthew:6:33 @ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

• For others



kjv@John:17:15 @ I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

• For enemies



kjv@Matthew:5:44 @ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;


kjv@Luke:23:34 @ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.


kjv@Acts:7:60 @ And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

• I laid me down and slept. (Trust fully/Surrender anxiety to the character and providence of God)



kjv@Philippians:4:6 @ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.


kjv@Psalms:4:8 @ I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

• I awaked. (Rise to face a new day)



kjv@Psalms:57:8 @ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

• (Therefore) I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people


• note: not much additional action required of God other than to do what He always does, continue being who He is.






5. Arise/Save:
• Eternal salvation vs temporal deliverance.


• Thou "hast" (in the past (perhaps all along) (seldom know by me)).


• David's outcome at the end of this trouble?


• Conspiracy is strong/people increased with Absolam kjv@2Samuel:15:12


• David's exile (protected by Ark to Brook Kidron), all his household (-10), 600 men kjv@2Samuel:15:14-18. Ark returned to Jerusalem


• David implants loyalist Hushai to counter oracle Ahithophel's influence over Absolam kjv@2Samuel:15:31-37


• Absolam receives Hushai's counsel over Ahithophel's thinking that the LORD was setting up an ambush kjv@2Samuel:17:14


• David's revigoized wariors (1000's) are sent in three different waves upon Absolam's camp of 20,000+ confident of their victory kjv@2Samuel:18:5


• Absolam's demise chased into the woods of Ephraim kjv@2Samuel:18:6-9.


• That is why he can declare: "Salvation belongeth unto the LORD".


• That is why he can confess confidently: "Thy blessing is upon thy people".


• Because of this overwhelming trouble in his life, he has the very essential living experience all saints should have of having experience just that!



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