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Psa 3:1  

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

O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;

Psa 3:2  

many are saying of my soul,
there is no salvation for him in God. Selah[fn1]

Psa 3:3  

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.

Psa 3:4  

I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

Psa 3:5  

I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

Psa 3:6  

I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.

Psa 3:7  

Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.

Psa 3:8  

Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people! Selah

Footnotes:
The meaning of the Hebrew word Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction


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