Salmos 3

Salmos 3

Garland - excellent discussion Morris on the titles in the Psalms - "Of the 150 psalms, all but 34 have some sort of title affixed to them, and these titles seem essentially as old as the psalms themselves. Presumably, they should be accepted as part of the inspired text. David's name is attached to 73 of the psalms, but he also must have written at least a few of the anonymous psalms. Psalm 2, for example, does not have David's name in the text, but Peter ascribed it to him in quoting from it (Acts 4:25)." Expositor's Bible Commentary – This psalm is the first psalm in many ways. It is the first psalm included in the collection of psalms ascribed to David (Ps 3-41, with the exclusion of Ps 10 and 33). It is also the first of thirteen psalms that bear a superscription relating to an episode in David's life (Ps 3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 142). It is the first of the lament psalms and contains the first occurrence of the word "Selah." O Lord, how my adversaries (tsar; Lxx - thlibo) have increased! - Note how David begins on a low note, a down time, an afflicted time, and in so doing he is writing practical words for every person who has ever been down, which is all of us reading this note! While the title indicates this psalm was David's cry when Absalom rebelled against him, it is surely an appropriate psalm to read for any believer who is faced with overwhelming odds against themselves. Note the phrase have increased not have just appeared, but they have increased indicating David knew that there were always some who were opposed to him, his rule as king, etc, but now they have increased! Multiplied adversaries will call for multiplied grace, and God will supply him in abundance as we read on! So don't stay (in your life) on verse 1, but move on and experience the salvation and blessing of the LORD, which He longs to give to you personally (Ps 3:8)!