3:1 A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!

3:2 Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah

3:3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

3:4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

3:5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

3:6 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.

3:7 Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O 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. Selah