3:2 \3:1\A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
3:3 \3:2\many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah]
3:4 \3:3\But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
3:5 \3:4\I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah]
3:6 \3:5\I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
3:7 \3:6\I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.
3:8 \3:7\Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked.
3:9 \3:8\Deliverance belongs to the LORD; thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah]
