The Lord Helps His Troubled People

A Psalm of David (A)when he fled from Absalom his son.

Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.

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Psalm 3[a]

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.(A)

Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.

Many are they who say of me,
There is no help for him in God.” Selah

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Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.(A)[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.

12 (A)For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has (B)exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.

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12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.

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