Psalm 3:3-5 But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. This verse is the triumphal shout of David when under peculiarly trying circumstances. Happy is the man who makes God's ordered and sure covenant all his salvation and all his desire. Three things in the passage. I. FAVOUR. For Jehovah to become our "shield." If your religion is not opposed, it is not worth your having. Real godliness, real Christianity, cannot exist without being opposed. Sin is always opposed to grace. We are opposed on our journey heavenwards by ourselves. The Father shields us with His fixed decrees The Son shields us with His imputed righteousness. The Holy Ghost shields us by His operations in the soul. II. OUR ORTHODOXY. "Thou, O Lord, art my glory." Theology may be brought into a very narrow compass; here it is in two words, "my glory." Every doctrine, every privilege, and every practice must glorify Him. The words "my glory" contain the idea of fixedness, in opposition to fickleness. III. THE REVIVAL. The lifter up of my head." In times of experimental depression. From nature's ruin and degradation. This work is carried on by the Comforter's ministration. (Joseph Irons.) Parallel Verses KJV: But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.WEB: But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
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