Psalm 3 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Morning Prayer of Trust in God.

Psa 3:1A Psalm of David, when [fn]he fled from Absalom his son.
O LORD, how my adversaries have increased!
Many are rising up against me.

Psa 3:2

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

Psa 3:3

Psa 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

Psa 3:4

Psa 3:4I was crying to the LORD with my voice,
And He answered me from His holy [fn]mountain. Selah.

Psa 3:5

Psa 3:5 [fn]I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the LORD sustains me.

Psa 3:6

Psa 3:6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.

Psa 3:7

Psa 3:7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God!
For You [fn]have smitten all my enemies on the [fn]cheek;
You [fn]have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

Psa 3:8

Psa 3:8 [fn]Salvation belongs to the LORD;
Your blessing [fn]be upon Your people! Selah.

See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

NASB95 Footnotes

Or, to

Or, salvation

Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

Or, hill

Or, As for me, I

Or, smite

Or, jaw

Or, shatter

Or, Deliverance

Or, is

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