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Psalm 3:1-3
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Psalm 3

A psalm by David when he fled from his son Absalom.

1 O Yahweh, look how my enemies have increased!
    Many are attacking me.
2 Many are saying about me,
    “Even with Elohim on his side,
        he won’t be victorious.” Selah

3 But you, O Yahweh, are a Magen that surrounds me.
    You are my glory.
    You hold my head high.

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Psalm 3:1-3
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Psalm 3[a]

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

1 Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.(B)”[b]

3 But you, Lord, are a shield(C) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
  2. Psalm 3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.
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