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.
251 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
251 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
251 My head is high, God, held high;
251 A Psalm of David. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
251 O Lord, I give my life to you.
(Read Psalm 25:1-7)
In worshipping God, we must lift up our souls to him. It is certain that none who, by a believing attendance, wait on God, and, by a believing hope, wait for him, shall be ashamed of it. The most advanced believer both needs and desires to be taught of God. If we sincerely desire to know our duty, with resolution to do it, we may be sure that God will direct us in it. The psalmist is earnest for the pardon of his sins. When God pardons sin, he is said to remember it no more, which denotes full remission. It is God's goodness, and not ours, his mercy, and not our merit, that must be our plea for the pardon of sin, and all the good we need. This plea we must rely upon, feeling our own unworthiness, and satisfied of the riches of God's mercy and grace. How boundless is that mercy which covers for ever the sins and follies of a youth spent without God and without hope! Blessed be the Lord, the blood of the great Sacrifice can wash away every stain.
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.