Psalms 3

¹Lord , I have so many enemies.

So many people have turned against me.

²They say to themselves, “God will not rescue him!” Selah

³But you, Lord , protect me.

You bring me honor;

you give me hope.

⁴I will pray to the Lord ,

and he will answer me from his holy mountain. Selah

⁵I can lie down to rest and know that I will wake up,

because the Lord covers and protects me.

⁶So I will not be afraid of my enemies,

even if thousands of them surround me.

⁷Lord , get up![#3:7 The people said this when they lifted the Box of the Agreement and took it into battle, showing that God was with them. See Num. 10:35-36.]

My God, come rescue me!

If you hit my enemies on the cheek,

you will break all their teeth.

⁸Lord , the victory is yours![#3:8 Or “salvation.”]

You are so good to your people. Selah