3:1 *[A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.] Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! / *In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
3:2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”* / *The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.
3:3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
3:4 I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
3:5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
3:6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
3:7 Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
3:8 From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.