Psalms 3
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Psalm 3
A psalm by David when he fled from his son Absalom.
1O Lord, look how my enemies have increased!
Many are attacking me.
2Many are saying about me,
“Even with God ⌞on his side⌟,
he won’t be victorious.” Selah
3But you, O Lord, are a shield that surrounds me.
You are my glory.
You hold my head high.
4I call aloud to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah
5I lie down and sleep.
I wake up again because the Lord continues to support me.
6I am not afraid of the tens of thousands
who have taken positions against me on all sides.
7Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
You have slapped all my enemies in the face.
You have smashed the teeth of wicked people.
8Victory belongs to the Lord!
May your blessing rest on your people. Selah
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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.
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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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