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Psalms 3

Many rise against me

A Psalms of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!a 2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selahb 3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.c

4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selahd 5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.e 6I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.f

7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.g 8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selahh

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Psalms 3 is a lament and a declaration of trust, traditionally attributed to David as he fled from his son Absalom. The psalm moves from a cry of distress—enemies multiplying and mocking God's deliverance—to a confident assertion of God as a shield and lifter of the head. David's sl
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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 3(2)

AriseCry

Bible Characters· Psalms 3(3)

AbsalomDavidSelah

References· Psalms 3

a
v.1 — Psalms 17:7, 2 Samuel 17:11-13, 2 Samuel 16:15, 2 Samuel 15:1-18, Matthew 27:25, Matthew 10:21
b
v.2 — Psalms 71:11, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 42:10, Psalms 22:7, Psalms 4:4, Matthew 27:42-43, Psalms 3:4, Habakkuk 3:3, Habakkuk 3:13, Psalms 4:2
c
v.3 — Psalms 27:6, Psalms 28:7, Genesis 15:1, Psalms 119:114, Isaiah 60:19, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 84:11, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 110:7, Psalms 4:3
d
v.4 — Psalms 34:4, Psalms 91:15, Isaiah 65:24, Psalms 34:6, Jeremiah 29:12-13, James 5:13, Matthew 7:7, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 43:3, Psalms 99:9
e
v.5 — Psalms 4:8, Proverbs 3:24, Isaiah 26:3, Leviticus 26:6, Job 11:18-19, Proverbs 18:10, Psalms 127:2, Proverbs 14:26, Psalms 66:9, Acts 12:6
f
v.6 — Romans 8:31, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 118:10-12, Psalms 23:4, 2 Kings 6:15-17, Psalms 46:7, 2 Samuel 18:7, Psalms 2:2, Psalms 46:2
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v.7 — Psalms 58:6, Job 29:17, Job 16:10, Psalms 59:5, Psalms 10:12, Psalms 6:4, Psalms 74:11, Psalms 12:5, Psalms 76:9, Psalms 35:23
h
v.8 — Isaiah 43:11, Jonah 2:9, Psalms 37:39-40, Hosea 13:4, Revelation 7:10, Proverbs 21:31, Ephesians 1:3, Acts 4:12, Acts 3:26, Psalms 72:17

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