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Psalms 3

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1 Lord, I have many enemies! Many people have turned against me.
1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying about me, "God won't rescue him."Selah
2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But, Lord, you are my shield, my wonderful God who gives me courage.
3 But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4 I will pray to the Lord, and he will answer me from his holy mountain.Selah
4 I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5 I can lie down and go to sleep, and I will wake up again, because the Lord gives me strength.
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 Thousands of troops may surround me, but I am not afraid.
6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
7 Lord, rise up! My God, come save me! You have struck my enemies on the cheek; you have broken the teeth of the wicked.
7 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 The Lord can save his people. Lord, bless your people.Selah For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
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