Psalm 3

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[a]
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

1
Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
2
Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”[b]

3
But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4
I call out to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.

5
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
6
I will not fear though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.

7
Arise, Lord!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.

8
From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.
Footnotes

Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
Psalm 3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.


David calls out to the LORD in a time of need.