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Psalm 3[a]

Threatened but Trusting

A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.[b](A)

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How many are my foes, Lord!
    How many rise against me!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3 An individual lament complaining of enemies who deny that God will come to the rescue (Ps 3:2–3). Despite such taunts the psalmist hopes for God’s protection even in sleep (Ps 3:4–7). The Psalm prays for an end to the enemies’ power to speak maliciously (Ps 3:8) and closes peacefully with an expression of trust (Ps 3:9).
  2. 3:1 The superscription, added later, relates the Psalm to an incident in the life of David.