Psalms 3
1 A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. How many, Lord, are my foes! Those who rise up against me are many.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
2 Many are those who say of me, ‘There is no help for him in his God.’ (Selah)
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But you, Lord, are shield about me, my glory, who lifts up my head.
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
4 When loudly I call to the Lord, from his holy hill he gives answer. (Selah)
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain.
5 I laid down and slept: now I wake, for the Lord sustains me.
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
6 I fear not the myriads of people who beset me on every side.
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
7 Arise, Lord: save me, my God, who strikes all my foes on the cheek, and shatters the teeth of the wicked.
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Victory belongs to the Lord: let your blessing descend on your people. (Selah)
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people.
