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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 3 -

Deliver me, O Lord

(2 Samuel 15:13-29)
1
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
2
Many say of me,God will not deliver him.”
3
Selah (a) 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.
5
Selah 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

Footnotes

(a)3:2 Selah or Interlude is probably a musical or literary term; here and throughout the Psalms.

Deliver me, O Lord

(2 Samuel 15:13-29)
1
LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
2
Many there are who say of my soul,There is no help for him in God.”(a) Selah.
3
But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
4
I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.
6
I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.
7
Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
8
Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

Footnotes

(a)3:2 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).