Psalms 3

¹ A psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

² How many are my foes, LORD! How many rise against me!

³ How many say of me, "God will not save that one." Selah

⁴ But you, LORD, are a shield around me; my glory, you keep my head high.

⁵ Whenever I cried out to the LORD, I was answered from the holy mountain. Selah

⁶ Whenever I lay down and slept, the LORD preserved me to rise again.

⁷ I do not fear, then, thousands of people arrayed against me on every side.

⁸ Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! You will shatter the jaws of all my foes; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

⁹ Safety comes from the LORD! Your blessing for your people! Selah