Psalm 3:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
I
2 How many are my foes, Lord!
How many rise against me!
3 [a]How many say of me,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”(A)
Selah
4 But you, Lord, are a shield around me;
my glory, you keep my head high.(B)
Footnotes
- 3:3, 3:5, 3:9 Selah: the term is generally considered a direction to the cantor or musicians but its exact meaning is not known. It occurs seventy-one times in thirty-nine Psalms.
Psalm 3:2-4
New International Version
Footnotes
- 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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