Psalm 3
About Psalms
The Psalms are 150 songs and prayers, written over many centuries by David and others, and gathered into five books for Israel’s worship. Every human feeling is here: joy, fear, anger, grief, confusion and thanks. Many begin in trouble and end in trust. Jesus prayed them too, even on the cross, where He spoke the opening line of Psalm 22. Read them slowly. They are meant to be prayed, not only read.
Before you read Psalm 3Written by AI
The title sets this lament when David fled from his son Absalom, a betrayal from inside his own house. Enemies say God will not save him, yet he lies down, sleeps, and wakes again because the LORD sustains him. It is a good psalm to pray when trouble crowds in at the end of the day.
Deliver Me, O LORD!
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.
O LORD, how my foes have increased!
How many rise up against me!
Many say of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
Selah
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
To the LORD I cry aloud,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.
Selah
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
I will not fear the myriads
set against me on every side.
Arise, O LORD!
Save me, O my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.
Salvation belongs to the LORD;
may Your blessing be on Your people.
Selah