Psalms — Chapter 3
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A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.
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O ETERNAL One, my foes are so many!Many are those who attack me;
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many say of me,“There is no deliverance for him through God.” Selah.aSelah A liturgical direction of uncertain meaning.
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But You, O ETERNAL One, are a shield about me,my glory, who holds my head high.
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I cry aloud to GOD,who answers me from the holy mountain. Selah.
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I lie down and sleep and wake again,for GOD sustains me.
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I have no fear of the myriad forcesarrayed against me on every side.
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Rise, O ETERNAL One!Deliver me, O my God!For You slap all my enemies in the face;bface Lit. “cheek.” You break the teeth of the wicked.
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Deliverance is GOD’s;Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah.