Psalms 3:1 Cross References

Psalms 3:1

1: O LORD, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.

Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. You save with your strength those who seek refuge from their enemies.

"Brother will betray brother to death, fathers will betray their own children, and children will rise against their parents and cause them to be killed.

"I suggest that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan and Beersheba. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I think that you should personally lead the troops.
When we find David, we can descend on him like the dew that falls to the ground, so that not one of his men is left alive.
And if David has escaped into some city, you will have the entire army of Israel there at your command. Then we can take ropes and drag the walls of the city into the nearest valley until every stone is torn down."

After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty footmen to run ahead of him.
He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.
Then Absalom would say, "You've really got a strong case here! It's too bad the king doesn't have anyone to hear it.
I wish I were the judge. Then people could bring their problems to me, and I would give them justice!"
And when people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn't let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and embraced them.

And all the people yelled back, "We will take responsibility for his death--we and our children!"

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