(0) Psalm 3 A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
(1) O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
(2) Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah[1]
(3) But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift[2] up my head.
(4) To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah
(5) I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
(6) I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
(7) Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
(8) From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah