Covenant Reformed News – June 2010 • Volume XIII, Issue 2
This article provides an expository study of Psalm 3, examining David's response to Absalom's rebellion as an example of faith in God's sovereign protection and providence during times of trial. The author emphasizes how David, despite facing widespread betrayal and opposition, turns to the Lord in prayer rather than despair, modeling the believer's proper response to divine chastisement and testing.
Psalm 3 on Uncommon Grace Psalm 3 is the first psalm that comes with a title: “A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.” This places this psalm firmly in the days of Absalom’s wicked rebellion against David, his father, King of Israel (II Samuel 15f.). In the opening verses of Psalm 3, David exclaims in amazement that “many” (1, 2) had turned against him and that they have “increased” (1). The narrative in II Samuel also lays great emphasis on the huge scale of the rebellion...