Psalm 3

English Standard Version Anglicised

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;
²many are saying of my soul,
    ^(D)there is no salvation for him in God. Selah^[a]
³But you, O Lord, are ^(E)a shield ^(F)about me,
    my glory, and ^(G)the lifter of my head.
⁴I ^(H)cried aloud to the Lord,
    and he ^(I)answered me from his ^(J)holy hill. Selah
⁵I ^(K)lay down and slept;
    I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
⁶I ^(L)will not be afraid of many thousands of people
    who have ^(M)set themselves against me all round.
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

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

Psalm 3 English Standard Version Anglicised

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, (A)when he fled from Absalom his son.

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Psalm 3

English Standard Version Anglicised

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