John Trapp on Psalms 3:8

Verſ. 8. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord] Here is much in few. Fulgentius ſaith, that the moſt golden ſentence is ever meaſured by brevity, and ſuavity. Brevis & ſuavis, plane que aurea eſt haec ſententia. Salvation in the full extent of it (and it is very comprehenſive) is of the Lord. It properly denoteth the privative part of mans happineſs, freedom from evils and enemies of all ſorts. But it importeth the poſitive part alſo, fruition of all good: and all is from the Lord, he alone is the chief efficient and Author of all,Act. 4 in Ve[illegible: 1 letter]. the true Soſpitator, the [non-Latin text not transcribed] which ſaith Tully, is a word ſo emphatical, that other Tongues can hardly finde another word fit to expreſs it. See the Note on Jon. 2.9.

Thy bleſſing is upon thy people. Selah] Or (prayer-wiſe) Let thy bleſſing be upon thy people: Etiam qui imprudenter ad Abſalomum deſciverat, Jun. even upon thoſe alſo who have fooliſhly taken part with Abſalom againſt me (thus David prays for his Rebels, as Chriſt and Stephen afterwards did for their Perſecutors and Murtherers) but eſpecially upon thoſe that do yet adhere unto me, and are ſhortly to fight for me. David knew that victory is of the Lord, and muſt be got by prayer. For it Queen Elizabeth could ſay, Cui adhaereo praeeſt, He whoſe part I take ſhall get the better, how much more may the Lord of Hoſts ſay ſo? This, the people alſo knew and therefore perſwaded David not to venture his perſon amongſt them in the Field, but to ſtay at home and pray for them, 2 Sam. 18.3. It is better, ſay they, that thou ſuccour us out of the City: thence ſhalt thou help us, or cauſe us to be helped; that is, thy prayers ſhall prevail with God for our aſſiſtance, as the Rabbins ſenſe that text.

Solah] or, ſo be it, Hoc ratum, firmumq, eſto. See verſ. 2.