“Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.”The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim). Selah.”
— WEB
Psalms 3:2
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“Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.”
— KJV
“Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah”
— ASV
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Commentary
say of my soul--that is, "of me" (compare Psa 25:3). This use of "soul" is common; perhaps it arose from regarding the soul as man's chief part. no help . . . in God--rejected by Him. This is the bitterest reproach for a pious man, and denotes a spirit of malignant triumph. Selah--This word is of very obscure meaning. It probably denotes rest or pause, both as to the music and singing, intimating something emphatic in the sentiment (compare Psa 9:16).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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