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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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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