Psa 3 | LEB | STEP | A psalm of David at his fleeing from the presence of Absalom, his son. Yahweh, how many are my enemies; many are rising against me.

Psalms 3

A Call to Yahweh in Distress

A psalm of David at his fleeing from the presence of Absalom, his son. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one}

1 Yahweh, how many are my enemies;
many are rising against me.
2 Many are saying about my soul,
“There is no deliverance for him from ^{▼▼Or “in”} God. Selah ^{▼▼Meaning uncertain; probably a musical or liturgical direction}
3 But ^{▼▼Or “And”} you, Yahweh, are a shield around me,
my glory and the one who lifts up my head.
4 With my voice I call to Yahweh
and he answers me from ⌞his holy hill⌟. ^{▼▼Literally “the hill of his holiness”} Selah
5 I lay down and slept;
I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.
6 I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people
who all around have set themselves against me.
7 Rise up, O Yahweh; deliver me, O my God;
for you strike all my enemies on the cheek.
The teeth of the wicked you break.
8 To Yahweh belongs deliverance;
may your blessing be over your people. Selah

Psalms 3

A Call to Yahweh in Distress

A psalm of David at his fleeing from the presence of Absalom, his son. ▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

A psalm of David at his fleeing from the presence of Absalom, his son. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one}