Psalms 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 3:1 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 3:1 — KJV
“[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.”
— Psalms 3:1 (KJV)
Psalms 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 3:1
“And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. How...: Heb. What was, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 3:1: david, fled, son
“Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 3:1: david, son, lord
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Psalms 3:1: son, trouble, many
“And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: shall...: or, is worthy to die, or, is a son of death”
Shares key themes with Psalms 3:1: david, son, lord
“And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. appointment: Heb. mouth determined: or, settled”
Shares key themes with Psalms 3:1: david, absalom, son
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