English Standard Version Revision 2016
Psalm 3

Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

1 O Lord , how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me;

2 many are saying of my soul,

“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah

3 But you, O Lord , are a shield about me,

my glory, and the lifter of my head.

4 I cried aloud to the Lord ,

and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

5 I lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

6 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have set themselves against me all around.

7 Arise, O Lord !

Save me, O my God!

For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;

you break the teeth of the wicked.

8 Salvation belongs to the Lord ;

your blessing be on your people! Selah




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ESV Text Edition: 2016

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