Psalm 3

1 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!

The Lord Helps His Troubled PeopleA Psalm of David When He Fled from Absalom His Son. Many are they who rise up against me.

2 Many are they who say of me, There is no help for him in God. Selah3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.4 I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around.7 Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.8 Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah

Psalm 3

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

1 O Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!

2 Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
Selah

3 But you are a shield around me, O Lord;
you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

4 To the Lord I cry aloud,
and he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah

5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

6 I will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn up against me on every side.

7 Arise, O Lord!
Deliver me, O 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.
Selah