"A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his Son.
Verse 6. Buckling on his harness for the day's battle, our hero sings, "I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about."
Observe that he does not attempt to under- estimate the number or wisdom of his enemies. He
reckons them at tens of thousands, and he views them as cunning huntsmen chasing him with cruel skill. Yet he trembles not, but looking his foeman in the face he is ready for the battle.
--There may be no way of escape;
--they may hem me in as the deer are surrounded by a circle of hunters;
--they may surround me on every side,
but in the name of God I will dash through them;
But David is too wise to venture to the battle without prayer; he therefore betakes himself to his knees, and cries aloud to Jehovah."
Charles Spurgeon
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,
that have set themselves against me round about.
Psalm 3:6
Verse 6. Buckling on his harness for the day's battle, our hero sings, "I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about."
Observe that he does not attempt to under- estimate the number or wisdom of his enemies. He
--There may be no way of escape;
--they may hem me in as the deer are surrounded by a circle of hunters;
--they may surround me on every side,
but in the name of God I will dash through them;
But David is too wise to venture to the battle without prayer; he therefore betakes himself to his knees, and cries aloud to Jehovah."
Charles Spurgeon
