Psalms 3:4I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.
The setting
Jerusalem hills, ~1000 BC. David is fleeing his son Absalom's rebellion, camping in the wilderness east of Jerusalem, modern-day West Bank.
The emotion here: desperate but clinging to hope
The original word
qara (קָרָא) — to call out urgently, like shouting for help in danger
Why it matters
Mount Zion was considered God's earthly throne, only 15 miles from where David was hiding
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 3:4
David wrote this while his own son was trying to kill him
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about getting immediate answers, but David is remembering past faithfulness while currently in crisis—he's not describing what just happened, but what he knows God does.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 3:4
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 3:4 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 3:4 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include answered prayer, divine response. Notable phrases: he answers me; holy hill. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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