Psalm 3

New International Version

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

1 Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 

2 Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.’ 

3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. 

4 I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. 

5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. 

6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. 

7 Arise, Lord! Deliver me, 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. 

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