Psalm 3: The Lord My Shield | Charles Spurgeon

Deep Dive into The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon - Psalm 3The third Psalm is titled "A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his Son," placing its occasion during a severe crisis: David’s flight from his palace in the dead of the night after his son led a massive rebellion. David faced overwhelming opposition, suffering mass desertion by his troops and the betrayal of close counselors like Ahithophel. The sharpest pain of his distress came from the spiritual attack of his enemies, who boasted, "There is no help for him in God."The Psalm is divided into four two-verse parts, moving from complaint to confidence, safety in sleep, and preparation for future conflict. The core theological assertion that drives David’s confidence is found in the declaration that "Salvation belongeth unto the Lord." This is presented as the great doctrine of grace alone, affirming that salvation is entirely of God, "from first to last." This conviction yields practical effects, allowing David to find spiritual peace and experience physical rest—a "sleep of holy confidence"—amidst immediate peril, as he refuses to be afraid of ten thousand people set against him.David avows that the Lord provides a divine trio of mercies: acting as a complete "shield" for defense, "my glory" for honor amid shame, and the "lifter up of mine head" for eventual joy and exaltation.The text also contains the Hebrew terms "Mizmor" and "Selah." Mizmor, meaning Psalm, signifies a song "pruned" of superfluous words, suitable for earnest prayer in affliction. "Selah," used three times, is a musical term interpreted either as a pause or rest for instrumental interlude, or as a command to lift the strain or pitch the tune higher. Theologically, Selah directs the reader to pause, rest, and meditate deeply on the preceding doctrinal truth. David’s experience in the Psalm, particularly his flight across the brook Kedron and his assured waking, is interpreted typologically as foreshadowing the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.Reformed Theologian GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-XXwzX1gnv-reformed-theologianhttps://buymeacoffee.com/edi2730