Psalms 3

The Lord Helps His Troubled People

A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son.¹Lord, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. ²Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah ³But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. ⁴I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah ⁵I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. ⁶I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me all around. ⁷Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. ⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah