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Psalm 3:8
Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.
6I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.
7Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
8Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.
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The closing prayer for “your people” widens David’s concern beyond his own danger, joining trust in YHWH’s salvation with a desire for others to receive blessing.
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Matthew 19:26Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”Both direct confidence toward God’s power: the psalm assigns salvation to the LORD, and Jesus declares that all things are possible with God.
Jonah 2:9But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.”Both declare, “Salvation belongs to the LORD,” making the same confession within prayers addressed to God.
Isaiah 43:11I myself am the LORD. Besides me, there is no savior.The psalm assigns salvation to the LORD, while Isaiah states that there is no savior besides him.
Psalm 27:1By David. The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?Both name the LORD as the source of salvation, with Psalm 27 expressing that trust in the face of fear.
Psalm 37:39–40But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.Both state that salvation comes from the LORD, and Psalm 37 names him as a stronghold in trouble.
Exodus 14:13Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the …Both attribute salvation to the LORD; Moses tells the people to watch for the rescue God will work.
Revelation 7:10They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”Both ascribe salvation to God, while Revelation’s cry also names the Lamb.
Hosea 13:4“Yet I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; and you shall acknowledge no god but me, and besides me there is no savior.Both identify the LORD as the source of salvation, with Hosea declaring that no savior exists besides him.
Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with the LORD.Both place the outcome in the LORD’s hands: salvation in the psalm and victory in Proverbs.
1 Samuel 17:45Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Armies, the God …Both express trust in the LORD amid danger, though Samuel’s verse speaks of facing an enemy rather than salvation itself.
Acts 4:12There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”Both speak of salvation as belonging to a sole source, with Acts emphasizing the one name by which people must be saved.
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,Both speak of God’s blessing upon his people: the psalm asks for it, and Ephesians praises God for spiritual blessing in Christ.
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David ends his prayer amid threats without specifying when rescue will come. Your uncertainty about the outcome need not silence prayer for others: salvation belongs to YHWH.
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