Psalms 3

Psalm 3

Confidence in Troubled Times

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

¹Lord, how my foes increase! There are many who attack me.²

³Many say about me, “There is no help for him in God.”Selah⁴

⁵But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.⁶

⁷I cry aloud to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.Selah⁸

⁹I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the Lord sustains me.¹⁰

¹¹I will not be afraid of thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side.¹²

¹³Rise up, Lord! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.¹⁴

¹⁵Salvation belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people.Selah¹⁶