Psalm 3

How Many Are My Foes,

But You Are My Shield

¹O Lord , how my foes are multiplying!

Many are rising up against me!

²Many are saying about my life,

“There is no salvation for him in God.” Interlude

³But you, O Lord , are a shield for me.

You are my glory and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴With a loud voice I cry out to the Lord ,

and he answers me from his holy mountain. Interlude

⁵I lie down, and I sleep.

I awake, because the Lord sustains me.

⁶I will not be afraid of the thousands of people

who line up against me on all sides.

⁷Rise up, O Lord ! Save me, my God!

Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw.

The teeth of the wicked you will break.

⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord .

Your blessing rests on your people. Interlude