Psalm 3

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 3

Confidence in Troubled Times

A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.^(A)

¹Lord, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.^(B)
²Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”^(C)Selah

³But you, Lord, are a shield around me,^(D)
my glory,^(E) and the one who lifts up my head.^(F)
⁴I cry aloud to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.^(G)Selah

⁵I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.^(H)
⁶I will not be afraid of thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.^(I)

⁷Rise up, Lord!^(J)
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;^(K)
you break the teeth of the wicked.^(L)
⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord;^(M)
may your blessing be on your people.^(N)Selah

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