PSALM 3

1 O LORD, how many are my foes!

How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah [a] 3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift [b] up my head. 4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah 5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. 6 I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side. 7 Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. 8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah