Psalms 3
3
Morning Prayer for Help#Ps 3 Hebrew title: A psalm by David, after he ran away from his son Absalom.#2 Sam 15.13—17.22
1I have so many enemies, LORD,
so many who turn against me!
2They talk about me and say,
“God will not help him.”
3But you, O LORD, are always my shield from danger;
you give me victory
and restore my courage.
4I call to the LORD for help,
and from his sacred hill#3.4 sacred hill: See 2.6. he answers me.
5I lie down and sleep,
and all night long the LORD protects me.
6I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies
who surround me on every side.
7Come, LORD! Save me, my God!
You punish all my enemies
and leave them powerless to harm me.
8Victory comes from the LORD —
may he bless his people.
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Psalms 3
3
Threatened but Trusting
1A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.#The superscription, added later, relates the Psalm to an incident in the life of David.#2 Sm 15:13ff.
I
2How many are my foes, Lord!
How many rise against me!
3#3:3, 3:5, 3:9] Selah: the term is generally considered a direction to the cantor or musicians but its exact meaning is not known. It occurs seventy-one times in thirty-nine Psalms.How many say of me,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”#Ps 71:11.
Selah
4But you, Lord, are a shield around me;
my glory, you keep my head high.#Ps 7:11; 18:3; 62:7–8; Dt 33:29; Is 60:19.
II
5With my own voice I will call out to the Lord,
and he will answer me from his holy mountain.
Selah
6I lie down and I fall asleep,
[and] I will wake up, for the Lord sustains me.#Ps 4:9; Prv 3:24.
7I do not fear, then, thousands of people
arrayed against me on every side.
III
8Arise, Lord! Save me, my God!
For you strike the cheekbone of all my foes;
you break the teeth of the wicked.#Ps 58:7.
9Salvation is from the Lord!
May your blessing be upon your people!#Ps 28:9; Jon 2:10.
Selah
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