Psalm 3 reports that many say of the psalmist, “There is no salvation for him in God” Psalm 3:2. The response is trust: “You, O LORD, are a shield about me… and you lift up my head” Psalm 3:3.
In Psalm 3:1–2 the speaker turns to Yahweh with an urgent complaint: opposition has multiplied and attackers keep rising against him. Alongside the physical threat is a psychological one—many people are talking about him as if his very life is finished, claiming that God will not help him. Psalm 3 opens as a prayer that begins with the problem before moving later (verses 3–8) toward confidence and request.
Psalm 3:1–2 opens with a direct address to Yahweh and an urgent report of crisis. The speaker is facing opposition that has multiplied (“many”), and the threat is not passive: opponents are “rising up” against him.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Psalms 3:2, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
2Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.