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Psalms · Chapter 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! O LORD, how my foes have increased!
How many rise up against me! 2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 Salvation belongs to the LORD;
may Your blessing be on Your people.
Selah