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Psalms 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people. (On the vast multitude of people that had collected to attack the fugitive king, see the comment on .) David, however, did not fear them. Like Asa () and Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc.

3:18), he knew that there was no zeal might in,' the multitude of an host" (). God could save equally with many or with few, and against many or against few. That have set themselves against me round about; or, ranged themselves against me (Kay)—a military term (comp.

).

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