1 'n Psalm van Dawid toe hy gevlug het vir sy seun Absalom.

3 Baie sê van my: Daar is geen heil vir hom by God nie. Sela.

4 Maar U, HERE, is 'n skild wat my beskut, my eer en die Een wat my hoof ophef.

5 Luid roep ek die HERE aan, en Hy verhoor my van sy heilige berg. Sela.

6 Ek het gaan lê en aan die slaap mag raak; ek het wakker geword, want die HERE ondersteun my.

7 Ek sal nie vrees vir tien duisende van mense wat rondom teen my gereed staan nie.

8 Staan op, HERE; verlos my, my God! Want U het al my vyande op die kakebeen geslaan; U het die tande van die goddelose stukkend gebreek. [ (Psalms 3:9) Die heil behoort aan die HERE; laat u seën wees oor u volk! Sela. ]

1 A Psalm. Of David. When he went in flight from Absalom his son.

2 \3:1\Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

3 \3:2\Unnumbered are those who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. (Selah.)

4 \3:3\But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.

5 \3:4\I send up a cry to the Lord with my voice, and he gives me an answer from his holy hill. (Selah.)

6 \3:5\I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.

7 \3:6\I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.

8 \3:7\Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.

9 \3:8\Salvation comes from the Lord; your blessing is on your people. (Selah.)