Psa 3
aSee 2 Sam. 15:14-17
 
b2 Sam. 15:12
c2 Sam. 18:31, 32
dPs. 71:11; [2 Sam. 16:8]
fPs. 28:7; 84:9; 119:114; Gen. 15:1
gJob 1:10
hPs. 27:5, 6; [Job 10:15]
iPs. 77:1; 142:1
jPs. 34:4; 60:5; 108:6; [Ps. 6:8; 34:6]
kSee Ps. 2:6
lPs. 4:8; [Lev. 26:6; Job 11:18, 19; Prov. 3:24]
m[Ps. 23:4; 27:3]
nIsa. 22:7; [1 Kgs. 20:12]
oPs. 7:6; 9:19; 10:12; Num. 10:35
pSee Job 16:10
qPs. 58:6; Job 29:17
rPs. 37:39; 62:7; Isa. 43:11; 45:21; Jer. 3:23; Hos. 13:4; Jonah 2:9; Rev. 7:10; 19:1
sPs. 140:6
t1 John 1:9; [Ps. 31:1]
u1 John 1:9; [Ps. 31:1]
v[Job 14:3]
wPs. 130:3; 1 Kgs. 8:46; Job 9:2; 15:14; 25:4; Eccles. 7:20; Rom. 3:23; 1 Cor. 4:4
xSee Ps. 88:3-6
yLam. 3:6
zSee Ps. 77:3
aaPs. 77:5, 11
abPs. 77:12; 111:2
acSee Job 11:13
adPs. 42:2
ae[Ps. 63:1]
afPs. 69:17; 102:2
ag[Ps. 84:2]
ahPs. 27:9
aiPs. 28:1; 88:4
aj[Ps. 90:14]
akPs. 11:1; 25:2
alPs. 25:4
amPs. 25:1
anPs. 59:1; 142:6
ap[Ps. 119:12]
aqNeh. 9:20
arSee Ps. 23:3
asIsa. 26:10; [Ps. 27:11]
atPs. 23:3; 25:11
auSee Ps. 71:20
avPs. 142:7
awPs. 54:5
axSee Ps. 116:16

Psalms 3

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, awhen he fled from Absalom his son.

1 O Lord, bhow many are my foes!
Many are crising against me;
 2many are saying of my soul,
d"There is no salvation for him in God."  Selah ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew word  Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction

 3 But you, O Lord, are fa shield gabout me,
my glory, and hthe lifter of my head.
 4I icried aloud to the Lord,
and he janswered me from his kholy hill.  Selah
5 I llay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
 6I mwill not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have nset themselves against me all around.
 7 oArise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you pstrike all my enemies on the cheek;
you qbreak the teeth of the wicked.
 8 rSalvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people!  Selah

Psalms 143

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
sgive ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your tfaithfulness answer me, in your urighteousness!
 2 vEnter not into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous wbefore you.
 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;
xhe has crushed my life to the ground;
yhe has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
 4Therefore my spirit zfaints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
 5 aaI remember the days of old;
abI meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.
 6 acI stretch out my hands to you;
admy soul thirsts for you like aea parched land.  Selah
7 afAnswer me quickly, O Lord!
agMy spirit fails!
ahHide not your face from me,
ailest I be like those who go down to the pit.
 8 ajLet me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I aktrust.
alMake me know the way I should go,
amfor to you I lift up my soul.
 9 anDeliver me from my enemies, O Lord!
I have fled to you for refuge. ▼
▼One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts To you I have covered

 10 apTeach me to do your will,
for you are my God!
aqLet your good Spirit arlead me
on aslevel ground!
 11 atFor your name’s sake, O Lord, aupreserve my life!
In your righteousness avbring my soul out of trouble!
 12And in your steadfast love you will awcut off my enemies,
and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,
for I am your axservant.
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