Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 3:1-3

"Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me. Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head." — Psalms 3:1-3 (ASV)

An active believer, the more he is driven away from God, either by the rebukes of providence or the reproaches of enemies, the firmer hold he will take, and the closer he will cling 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, and what David found in him:

1. Safety; a shield for me; which denotes the advantage of that protection.
2. Honour; those whom God claims as his have true honour bestowed 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 acknowledge God as giving them both cause and hearts to rejoice.