Psalm 3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 3

Confidence in Troubled Times

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

¹Lord, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.^(B)
²Many say about me,
“There is no help for him in God.”^(C)Selah

³But You, Lord, are a shield around me,^(D)
my glory,^(E) and the One who lifts up my head.^(F)
⁴I cry aloud to the Lord,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.^(G)Selah

⁵I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.^(H)
⁶I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.^(I)

⁷Rise up, Lord!^(J)
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;^(K)
You break the teeth of the wicked.^(L)
⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord;^(M)
may Your blessing be on Your people.^(N)Selah