Psalms 3
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Psalm 3
Confidence in Troubled Times
A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.#2Sm 15:13–17
1 Lord, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.#2Sm 15:12; Ps 69:4
2Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”#Ps 22:7–8; 71:11Selah
3But you, Lord, are a shield around me,#Gn 15:1; Dt 33:29; Ps 5:12; 18:2; 28:7; 119:114
my glory,#Ps 62:7 and the one who lifts up my head.#Ps 110:7
4I cry aloud to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.#Ps 2:6; 43:3; 48:1Selah
5I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.#Lv 26:6; Ps 4:8; Pr 3:24
6I will not be afraid of thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.#Ps 23:4; 27:3; 118:10–13
7Rise up, Lord!#Ps 7:6
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;#Jb 16:10; Mc 5:1
you break the teeth of the wicked.#Ps 58:6
8Salvation belongs to the Lord;#Jnh 2:9; Rv 7:10; 19:1
may your blessing be on your people.#Dt 26:15Selah
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Psalms 3
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Psalm 3#In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
1 Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
2Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”#3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.
3But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4I call out to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
6I will not fear though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.
7Arise, Lord!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.
8From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.
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