3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
3 But you, God, shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, you lift my head high;
3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
28 When all this starts to happen, up on your feet. Stand tall with your heads high. Help is on the way!"
28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."
28 So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!"
(Read Luke 21:5-28)
With much curiosity those about Christ ask as to the time when the great desolation should be. He answers with clearness and fulness, as far as was necessary to teach them their duty; for all knowledge is desirable as far as it is in order to practice. Though spiritual judgements are the most common in gospel times, yet God makes use of temporal judgments also. Christ tells them what hard things they should suffer for his name's sake, and encourages them to bear up under their trials, and to go on in their work, notwithstanding the opposition they would meet with. God will stand by you, and own you, and assist you. This was remarkably fulfilled after the pouring out of the Spirit, by whom Christ gave his disciples wisdom and utterance. Though we may be losers for Christ, we shall not, we cannot be losers by him, in the end. It is our duty and interest at all times, especially in perilous, trying times, to secure the safety of our own souls. It is by Christian patience we keep possession of our own souls, and keep out all those impressions which would put us out of temper. We may view the prophecy before us much as those Old Testament prophecies, which, together with their great object, embrace, or glance at some nearer object of importance to the church. Having given an idea of the times for about thirty-eight years next to come, Christ shows what all those things would end in, namely, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the utter dispersion of the Jewish nation; which would be a type and figure of Christ's second coming. The scattered Jews around us preach the truth of Christianity; and prove, that though heaven and earth shall pass away, the words of Jesus shall not pass away. They also remind us to pray for those times when neither the real, nor the spiritual Jerusalem, shall any longer be trodden down by the Gentiles, and when both Jews and Gentiles shall be turned to the Lord. When Christ came to destroy the Jews, he came to redeem the Christians that were persecuted and oppressed by them; and then had the churches rest. When he comes to judge the world, he will redeem all that are his from their troubles. So fully did the Divine judgements come upon the Jews, that their city is set as an example before us, to show that sins will not pass unpunished; and that the terrors of the Lord, and his threatenings against impenitent sinners, will all come to pass, even as his word was true, and his wrath great upon Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 3:3
Commentary on Psalm 3:1-3
(Read Psalm 3:1-3)
An active believer, the more he is beaten off from God, either by the rebukes of providence, or the reproaches of enemies, the faster hold he will take, and the closer will he cleave to him. A child of God startles at the very thought of despairing of help in God. See what God is to his people, what he will be, what they have found him, what David found in him. 1. Safety; a shield for me; which denotes the advantage of that protection. 2. Honour; those whom God owns for his, have true honour put upon them. 3. Joy and deliverance. If, in the worst of times, God's people can lift up their heads with joy, knowing that all shall work for good to them, they will own God as giving them both cause and hearts to rejoice.