Psalms 3
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PSALM 3
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
1O Lord, how are my foes increas'd?
against me many rise.
2Many say of my soul, For him
in God no succour lies.
3Yet thou my shield and glory art,
th' uplifter of mine head.
4I cry'd, and, from his holy hill,
the Lord me answer made.
5I laid me down and slept; I wak'd;
for God sustained me.
6I will not fear though thousands ten
set round against me be.
7Arise, O Lord; save me, my God;
for thou my foes hast stroke
All on the cheek-bone, and the teeth
of wicked men hast broke.
8Salvation doth appertain
unto the Lord alone:
Thy blessing, Lord, for evermore
thy people is upon.
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Psalms 3
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Threatened but Trusting
1A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.#The superscription, added later, relates the Psalm to an incident in the life of David.#2 Sm 15:13ff.
I
2How many are my foes, Lord!
How many rise against me!
3#3:3, 3:5, 3:9] Selah: the term is generally considered a direction to the cantor or musicians but its exact meaning is not known. It occurs seventy-one times in thirty-nine Psalms.How many say of me,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”#Ps 71:11.
Selah
4But you, Lord, are a shield around me;
my glory, you keep my head high.#Ps 7:11; 18:3; 62:7–8; Dt 33:29; Is 60:19.
II
5With my own voice I will call out to the Lord,
and he will answer me from his holy mountain.
Selah
6I lie down and I fall asleep,
[and] I will wake up, for the Lord sustains me.#Ps 4:9; Prv 3:24.
7I do not fear, then, thousands of people
arrayed against me on every side.
III
8Arise, Lord! Save me, my God!
For you strike the cheekbone of all my foes;
you break the teeth of the wicked.#Ps 58:7.
9Salvation is from the Lord!
May your blessing be upon your people!#Ps 28:9; Jon 2:10.
Selah
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