Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Psalms 3:7
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Psalms3:7
7. Arise, O Lord--God is figuratively represented as asleep to denote His apparent indifference (Psa 7:6). The use of "cheekbone" and "teeth" represents his enemies as fierce, like wild beasts ready to devour (Psa 27:2), and smiting their cheekbone (1Ki 22:24) denotes violence and insult.
thou hast broken--God took his part, utterly depriving the enemy of power to injure.
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