Psalms 3
3
The Lord Helps His Troubled People
A Psalm of David #2 Sam. 15:13–17when he fled from Absalom his son.
1Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.
2Many are they who say of me,
“There is no help for him in God.”
Selah
3But You, O Lord, are #Ps. 5:12; 28:7a shield for me,
My glory and #Ps. 9:13; 27:6the One who lifts up my head.
4I cried to the Lord with my voice,
And #Ps. 4:3; 34:4He heard me from His #Ps. 2:6; 15:1; 43:3holy hill.
Selah
5#Lev. 26:6; Ps. 4:8; Prov. 3:24I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
6#Ps. 23:4; 27:3I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me all around.
7Arise, O Lord;
Save me, O my God!
#Job 16:10For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;
You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8#Ps. 28:8; 35:3; (Is. 43:11)Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Your blessing is upon Your people.
Selah
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Psalms 3
3
A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled from his son Absalom.
1O Lord, I have so many enemies;
so many are against me.
2So many are saying,
“God will never rescue him!” Interlude#3:2 Hebrew Selah. The meaning of this word is uncertain, though it is probably a musical or literary term. It is rendered Interlude throughout the Psalms.
3But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
4I cried out to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy mountain. Interlude
5I lay down and slept,
yet I woke up in safety,
for the Lord was watching over me.
6I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies
who surround me on every side.
7Arise, O Lord!
Rescue me, my God!
Slap all my enemies in the face!
Shatter the teeth of the wicked!
8Victory comes from you, O Lord.
May you bless your people. Interlude
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