"A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his Son.
Verse 3. Here David avows his confidence in God. "Thou, O Lord, art a shield
for me." The word in the original signifies more than a shield; it means a buckler round about, a protection which shall surround a man entirely, a shield above, beneath, around, without and within.
Thou art "my glory." O for grace to see our future glory amid present shame!
"And the lifter up of mine head"—thou shalt yet exalt me. Though I hang my head in sorrow, I shall very soon lift it up in joy and thanksgiving. What a divine trio of mercies is contained in this verse!—
1-defence for the defenceless,
2-glory for the despised,
3-and joy for the comfortless."
Charles Spurgeon
But thou, O LORD,
art a shield for me; my glory,
and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalm 3:3
Verse 3. Here David avows his confidence in God. "Thou, O Lord, art a shield
Thou art "my glory." O for grace to see our future glory amid present shame!
"And the lifter up of mine head"—thou shalt yet exalt me. Though I hang my head in sorrow, I shall very soon lift it up in joy and thanksgiving. What a divine trio of mercies is contained in this verse!—
1-defence for the defenceless,
2-glory for the despised,
3-and joy for the comfortless."
Charles Spurgeon