Psalms 3:1 meaning and explanation
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
Psalms 3:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The heading places this psalm in the darkest episode of David's life, when his son Absalom seized the throne and David fled Jerusalem (2 Samuel 15). The speaker is the king himself, and his opening cry is raw and unguarded: the word "increased" repeats, matching the drumbeat of enemies rising against him.
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