Psalms 3:2

2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”[a]

Psalms 3:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
ESV
2 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah
NLT
2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude
MSG
2 Mobs of them all around me, roaring their mockery: "Hah! No help for him from God!"
CSB
2 Many say about me, "There is no help for him in God." Selah

Psalms 3:2 In-Context

1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 22:8; Psalms 71:11; Isaiah 36:15; Isaiah 37:20

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.
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