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Psalms 3:1
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Psalms 3:1
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A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
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LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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Psalms 3:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
ESV
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O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
NLT
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O LORD, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.
MSG
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God! Look! Enemies past counting! Enemies sprouting like mushrooms,
CSB
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Lord, how my foes increase! There are many who attack me.
Psalms 3:1 In-Context
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LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
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Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
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But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
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I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
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I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
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In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
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