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
Footnotes
- 3:2 A word of uncertain meaning, occurring frequently in the Psalms; possibly a musical term
- 3:3 Or LORD , / my Glorious One, who lifts
Bible text from
Gospelcom.net. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by
International Bible Society.
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