Psalm 3 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Save Me, O My God

Psa 3:1

Psa 3:1A 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

Psa 3:2many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah[fn]

Psa 3:3

Psa 3:3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.

Psa 3:4

Psa 3:4I cried aloud to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

Psa 3:5

Psa 3:5I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.

Psa 3:6

Psa 3:6I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.

Psa 3:7

Psa 3:7Arise, 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

Psa 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD;
your blessing be on your people! Selah

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ESV Footnotes

(3:2)

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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Psalm 3 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Save Me, O My God

ESV Footnotes

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