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Psalm 3:1

A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.

1A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
2Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.
3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
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Notice

David’s flight from his own son makes the growing number of adversaries more than a military threat; the danger reaches into his own family.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 17:7Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.Both prayers address God amid enemies; David names their growing numbers, while Psalm 17 asks for loving kindness and refuge.
2 Samuel 17:11–13But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle …David laments increasing adversaries; the counsel in Samuel proposes gathering all Israel for battle, as numerous as sand.
Psalm 64:2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;Both prayers bring hostile groups before God: many rising against David, and a noisy crowd conspiring to do evil.
2 Samuel 16:15Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.Absalom appears in both accounts: David flees from his son, and Samuel records Absalom entering Jerusalem with the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 15:16The king went out, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.The heading names David’s flight from Absalom; Samuel describes the king leaving with his household.
2 Samuel 15:31Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”Both show David addressing the LORD during Absalom’s conspiracy, with Samuel naming Ahithophel among those opposing him.
Psalm 119:61The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.Both describe pressure from hostile people; David names rising adversaries, while the other psalm speaks of binding ropes.
Judges 7:12The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as …The shared thread is threatening numbers: David reports many adversaries, while Judges describes a vast gathering of armies.
Psalm 56:2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.Both psalms stress that enemies are many, describing opposition through those who rise up or fight against the speaker.
Joshua 11:5All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.Both describe opposition from many: adversaries rise against David, and assembled kings prepare to fight Israel.
Judges 6:33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of …The connection is gathered opposition: David faces many adversaries, while Judges names groups assembling together in Jezreel.
Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “May his blood be on us and on our children!”The link is limited to collective opposition: David names many adversaries, while Matthew records a crowd’s words about blood.
Where this verse fits

Family conflict. anxiety or panic. injustice and anger.

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Encouragement

There is room in prayer for the plain fact that trouble has grown. David speaks to YHWH while the threat from his own son remains.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).