Psalm 3

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1 O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah

3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah

5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

6 I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.

7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

8 Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah

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Chapter summary

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

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A psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son. Adversaries multiply and say of him, 'There is no help for him in God.' But Jehovah is a shield about him, his glory and the lifter of his head. He cried, and was answered out of the holy hill; he laid down, slept, and awaked, for Jehovah sustained him. Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah, the first morning psalm of the Psalter.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Poetry · David, Asaph, Sons of Korah, others — Psalms overview

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