Psalm 3 - Trust in God under Adversity

When David Fled from His Son Absalom

A Psalm of David

O Lord, how many are my foes!
  Many are rising against me;
 2 many are saying to me,
  “There is no help for you[a] in God.” Selah

3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
  my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
 4 I cry aloud to the Lord,
  and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

5 I lie down and sleep;
  I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.
 6 I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
  who have set themselves against me all around.

7 Rise up, O Lord!
  Deliver me, O my God!
 For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
  you break the teeth of the wicked.

8 Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
  may your blessing be on your people! Selah

Footnotes
 

a. Psalm 3:2 Syr: Heb him

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