Psalms 3

Trust in God under Adversity

¹O Lord , how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me;

²many are saying to me,

“There is no help for you in God.” Selah

³But you, O Lord , are a shield around me,

my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴I cry aloud to the Lord ,

and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

⁵I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.

⁶I am not afraid of ten thousands of people

who have set themselves against me all around.

⁷Rise up, O Lord !

Deliver me, O my God!

For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;

you break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸Deliverance belongs to the Lord ;

may your blessing be on your people! Selah