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Psalm 3

Deliver Me, O LORD!

verse 1A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

O LORD, how my foes have increased!

How many rise up against me!

verse 2Many say of me,

“God will not deliver him.”

Selaha

verse 3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me,

my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

verse 4To the LORD I cry aloud,

and He answers me from His holy mountain.

Selah

verse 5I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

verse 6I will not fear the myriads

set against me on every side.

verse 7Arise, O LORD!

Save me, O my God!

Strike all my enemies on the jaw;

break the teeth of the wicked.

verse 8Salvation belongs to the LORD;

may Your blessing be on Your people.

Selah

Translation notes

  1. a 2 Selah or Interlude is probably a musical or literary term; here and throughout the Psalms.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) Source: Berean.Bible