Psalm 3

Deliver Me, O LORD!

(2 Samuel 15:13–29)

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

¹ O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

² Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah ¹

³ But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

⁴ To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah

⁵ I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

⁶ I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah