As much as the words of Psalm 3 apply to us, we must remember that just like Psalms 1 and 2, the words of this psalm are especially fitting on the lips of the Lord Jesus. How many were his foes, many of them personal—God’s people, his twelve closest advisors. His own immediate family derided and made fun of him. All who passed by him mocked him. They expressed the exact sentiment found in Psalm 3:2: God will not deliver him. That is what they meant when they hurled their insults at him as he hung on the cross: He trusts in God, they said, let God deliver him now, if he desires (Matthew 27:43). Yet, unlike David, unlike us, none of it was his fault. There were no moral failures on his part, no mishandling of a family crisis. He was wholly innocent. Free of all blame. Yet he was hated with a full and deadly hatred. He endured it all with joy in his heart, not because he enjoyed suffering, but because he knew that through his suffering, all our sins, including all our moral failures, and all the times we have hurt and hated others in our family or church community, would be atoned for! This is the gospel! In Christ, sin and the devil, our ancient foe, were made powerless. Death too no longer has its grip on us! Christ has conquered! He is king!