Psa 3:1 | NET2full | STEP | A psalm of David , written when he fled from his son Absalom . Lord , how numerous are my enemies ! Many attack me.

‏ Psalms 3:1

Psalm 3 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 3. The psalmist acknowledges that he is confronted by many enemies (vv. 1-2). But, alluding to a divine oracle he has received (vv. 4-5), he affirms his confidence in God’s ability to protect him (vv. 3, 6) and requests that God make his promise a reality (vv. 7-8).}

A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. ^{▼▼sn According to Jewish tradition, David offered this prayer when he was forced to flee from Jerusalem during his son Absalom’s attempted coup (see 2 Sam 15:13-17).}

1 Lord, how ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew term מָה (mah, “how”) is used here as an adverbial exclamation (see BDB 553 s.v.).} numerous are my enemies!
Many attack me. ^{▼▼tn Heb “many rise up against me.”}

‏ Psalms 3:1

Psalm 3 ▼▼sn Psalm 3. The psalmist acknowledges that he is confronted by many enemies (vv. 1-2). But, alluding to a divine oracle he has received (vv. 4-5), he affirms his confidence in God’s ability to protect him (vv. 3, 6) and requests that God make his promise a reality (vv. 7-8).

A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. ▼▼sn According to Jewish tradition, David offered this prayer when he was forced to flee from Jerusalem during his son Absalom’s attempted coup (see 2 Sam 15:13-17).

Psalm 3 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 3. The psalmist acknowledges that he is confronted by many enemies (vv. 1-2). But, alluding to a divine oracle he has received (vv. 4-5), he affirms his confidence in God’s ability to protect him (vv. 3, 6) and requests that God make his promise a reality (vv. 7-8).}

A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. ^{▼▼sn According to Jewish tradition, David offered this prayer when he was forced to flee from Jerusalem during his son Absalom’s attempted coup (see 2 Sam 15:13-17).}