Psalm 3 English Standard Version
Save Me, O My God
A Psalm of David, (A)when he fled from Absalom his son.
3 O Lord, (B)how many are my foes!
Many are (C)rising against me;
2 many are saying of my soul,
(D)“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah[a]
3 But you, O Lord, are (E)a shield (F)about me,
my glory, and (G)the lifter of my head.
4 I (H)cried aloud to the Lord,
and he (I)answered me from his (J)holy hill. Selah
5 I (K)lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I (L)will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have (M)set themselves against me all around.
7 (N)Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you (O)strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you (P)break the teeth of the wicked.
8 (Q)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people! Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 3:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction
Cross references
- Psalm 3:1 : See 2 Sam. 15:14-17
- Psalm 3:1 : 2 Sam. 15:12
- Psalm 3:1 : 2 Sam. 18:31, 32
- Psalm 3:2 : Ps. 71:11; [2 Sam. 16:8]
- Psalm 3:3 : Ps. 28:7; 84:9; 119:114; Gen. 15:1
- Psalm 3:3 : Job 1:10
- Psalm 3:3 : Ps. 27:5, 6; [Job 10:15]
- Psalm 3:4 : Ps. 77:1; 142:1
- Psalm 3:4 : Ps. 34:4; 60:5; 108:6; [Ps. 6:8; 34:6]
- Psalm 3:4 : See Ps. 2:6
- Psalm 3:5 : Ps. 4:8; [Lev. 26:6; Job 11:18, 19; Prov. 3:24]
- Psalm 3:6 : [Ps. 23:4; 27:3]
- Psalm 3:6 : Isa. 22:7; [1 Kgs. 20:12]
- Psalm 3:7 : Ps. 7:6; 9:19; 10:12; Num. 10:35
- Psalm 3:7 : See Job 16:10
- Psalm 3:7 : Ps. 58:6; Job 29:17
- Psalm 3:8 : Ps. 37:39; 62:7; Isa. 43:11; 45:21; Jer. 3:23; Hos. 13:4; Jonah 2:9; Rev. 7:10; 19:1
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