My Glory and the Lifter of My Head

 My Glory and the Lifter of my Head

 November 3,2025

Psalm 3:1-8 (NASB95) 1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 

O LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are rising up against me. 2 Many are saying of my soul, “There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah. 

3 But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. 

4 I was crying to the LORD with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah. 

5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustains me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked. 8 Salvation belongs to the LORD; Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah.

We have been talking about our weapons of spiritual warfare. One of them is praise. We see a good example of that in Psalm 3 where King David was being chased from Jerusalem by the rebel army of his son, Absolom. Now David was a warrior, skilled in the use of sword and shield, but in this case, he didn’t want to harm his son, but he did need to resist the spirit of rebellion, so he chose praise as his weapon. In the early days in our church in Pittsburgh, we used to sing this as a chorus (in the King James):

Psalm 3:3-4 (KJV) 

3 But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 

4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

When you cry unto the Lord with a voice of Praise, He will hear and answer! I have seen this work many times. The demons of gloom, despair and agony can’t stand the sound of praise and quickly flee. Praise opens the gates of heaven for blessings to flow. Angels love to praise the Lord and will join with you in the battle. So raise a song of triumph and praise the Lord.

Salvationbelongs to the LORD; Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah.