d/ 2. No salvation (they say)

e/ 3. Thou my help (Experience, 2nd person)

I/ 4. Prayer answered(Experience, 3rd person)

I/ 5. Confidence justified

H/c/ 6. Numbers of enemies against me.

d/ 7- Save me (I say)

E/ 7,8 Thou my help (Experience,2nd person.)

A psalm of David, when He fled from Absalom his son. Cp. 2 Sam. Chs 15-18.

Psa 3:1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

CPSB Note: how...! Exclomatio (Ap.6) for emphasis.

Psa 3:2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

CPSB Note: Many Fig. Anaphora. Ap. 6. Anaphora; or Like Sentence Beginnings

(Deut. 28. 3-6). The repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive sentences.

My soul = me, or myself. Heb. Nephesh. Ap. 13. Help = salvation or deliverance. God. Heb. Elohim. Ap.4.1. Selah, Connecting the contrast between "man" (as a creature) who knows God (Elohim) only as Creator, with the speaker (David), who knew Jehovah as his Covenant God. See Ap. 4. I, II, and 66. ii.

Ap. 4 THE DIVINE NAMES AND TITLES.

I. ELOHIM - occurs 2,700 times. Its first occurrence connects it with creation, and gives it its essential meaning as Creator. It indicates His relation to mankind as His creatures (See note on 2 Chron. 18:31 where it stands in contrast with Jehovah as indicating covenant relationship).

2Ch 18:31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

'Elohim is God the Son, the living "WORD" with creature form to create (John 1:1, Col 1:15-17, Rev. 3:14);

Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

And later, with human form to redeem (John 1:14). Companion Bible: CPSB Ap. 4. I, II The DIVINE NAMES AND TITLES. Cont.

Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. "Begotten of the Father before all worlds; born of His mother , in the world." In this creature form He appeared to the Patriarchs, a form not temporarily assumed. 'Elohim is indicated in the (as in A.V.) by ordinary small type, "God." See table on page 7 Ap.4.

I. JEHOVAH. While Elohim is God as the Creator of all things, Jehovah is the same God in covenant relation to those whom He has created (Cp. 2 Chron. 18:31).

II. 2Ch 18:31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It IS the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

Jehovah means the Eternal , the Immutable One. He Who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME. The Divine definition is given -

(Rob: 2Pe 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 2 Pe 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost).

Continuing: The Divine definition is given in Gen. 21:33.

Gen 21:33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. He is especially therefore the God of Israel; and the God of those He has redeemed, and are "in Christ." We can say, "My God" but not "My Jehovah," for Jehovah is "My God."

Jehovah as indicated by (as in A.V.) by small capital letters, "LORD"; and by "God" when it occurs in combination with Adonai, in which case Lord God = Adonai Jehovah. The name Jehovah is combined with 10 other words, which form what are known as the "Jehovah titles." They are as follows in the order in which they occur in the Hebrew Cannon.

(Ap.1)All are noted in the margin, in all their occurrences:

1. JEHOVAH JIREH - Jehovah will see, or provide. Gen 22:14

Gen 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

2. JEHOVAH ROPHEKA = Jehovah that healeth thee. Ex 15:26

Exo 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

3. JEHOVAH NISSI = Jehovah my banner, Ex. 17:15

Exo 17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

4. JEHOVAH MeKADDISHKEM = Jehovah that doth sanctify you. Ex. 31:13; Lev. 20:8, 21:8, 22:32. Ezek. 20:12.

Exo 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

Lev 20:8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.

Lev 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

CPSB Ap. 4 The DIVINE NAMES AND TITLES Cont:

Eze 20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

Lev 22:32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,

5. JEHOVA SHALOM = Jehovah (send) peace. Judg. 6:24

Jdg 6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

Jdg 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

6. JEHOVAH ZeBAOTH = Jehovah of hosts. 1 Sam. 1:3, and frequently.

1Sa 1:3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

7. JEHOVAH ZIDKENU = Jehovah our righteousness. Jer. 23:6; 33:16.

Jer 23:6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Jer 33:16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is in the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.

8. JEHOVAH SHAMMA = Jehovah is there. Ezek. 48:35.

Eze 48:35 it was round about eighteen thousand measures; and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

9. JEHOVAH ELYON = Jehovah most high. Psa. 7:17; 47:2; 97:9.

Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

Psa 47:2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

10. JEHOVAH ROI = Jehovah my shepherd. Psa. 23:1.

Psa 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

We have seven of these referred to Psa. 23, inasmuch as Jehovah, as the "Good," and "Chief Shepherd," is engaged, in all the perfection of His attributes, on behalf of His sheep;... In verse 1, we have #1 above, in verse 2, #5. In verse 3, #2 and 7. In verse 4, #8. In verse 5, #3 and 4.

CPSB Ap. 66. II. SELAH. This word may be from two roots; from salah = to pause ; or from Salal = to lift up. There is no need to descend to the guesses as to musical terms. A reference to Ap.65 (pg.92, Int. Col. 1) will lead us to connect it with subject-matter, not with music; and with truth and not tunes. {pg.92 note: Commentators who have revered the word of God have struggled to find some logical, spiritual, or mystical meaning in these "titles;" while modern critics do not seem able to to rise beyond musical instruments and terminology, or "catch-words" of popular songs or tunes. The Teaching, which is deep and grand beyond all conception they fritter down to some commonplace reference; while the Text, which is clear, they mystify with their puerile guesses and vain imaginations.

We look for something more worthy of this work of the Holy Spirit of God; something more worthy indeed of the Bible, regarding it merely as a literary production. We look for something more dignified than a "tom-tom" or a "catch-word," and we shall find it.

CPSB Ap. 4 The DIVINE NAMES AND TITLES Cont: The words used in the subscriptions, (which no commentator of any repute regards as other than integral parts of the Holy Writ, being numbered, and forming as they do the first verse of each Psalm in the Heb. text, and actually quoted as Scripture in the N.T.) refer to momentous truths; and not to musical terms; to instruction, and not to instruments; to sense and not sound. They are for those who have a heart for music, and not merely an ear for music; they are for Enochs who walk with God, and not for Tubal-Cains who handle the harp and organ. They pertain to things of the Spirit, and not to things "made with hands").

(Rob note: it may seem a bit much, or over much to include such long appendices in such a short Psalm (Psa.3), but the value is in the having the keys to rightly divide the word of truth. I have found them beneficial and so I chose to share them.)

Psa 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

CPSB Note: 3. Art a shield. Fig. Metaphor (Ap. 6.); "shield" put by Fig. Metonymy (of Adjunct) Ap. 6, for defence. For me = about me. Mine head. Fig, Synecdoche (of Part), Ap. 6., put for whole person.

Psa 3:4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

CPSB Note : 4. Cried = shall cry. Heard = will answer. Holy hill. See note on 2. 6. My holy Hill. Fig. Antimeria (Ap. 6). Heb. "mount of my sanctuary" Selah . Connecting the peace which comes from prayer, as in Phil. 4:6. See Ap. 66.II.

Php 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Psa 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

CPSB Note: slept = have slept, At Mahanaim (2 Sam 17:27-29).

2 Sa 17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

2 Sa 17:28 Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,

2 Sa 17:29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. Sustained = was sustaining.

Psa 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

Psa 3:7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

CPSB Note: 7. ungodly = lawless. Heb. rasha'. Ap. 44. x. rasha,' wickedness in the sense of the restless activity of the fallen nature (Job. 3:17; Isa. 53:9; 57:20,21.)

Psa 3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

CPSB Note: Salvation = deliverance, same word as "help," v.2. Thy blessing is = thy blessing hast been, and wilt be: whatever may happen to me. In this spirit he sends back the ark. (2 Sam. 15:25)

2 Sa 15:25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:

Selah. Connecting Psa. 3. with Psalm 4, which has the same subject. AP.66. II.

Rob Seal, March 2012