A Psalm of David, #See 2 Sam. 15:14-17when he fled from Absalom his son.

1 O Lord, *2 Sam. 15:12how many are my foes!

Many are *2 Sam. 18:31,32rising against me;

2 many are saying of my soul,

*Ps. 71:11;[2 Sam. 16:8]"There is no salvation for him in God." Selah*3:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction

3 But you, O Lord, are *Ps. 28:7;84:9;119:114;Gen. 15:1a shield *Job 1:10about me,

my glory, and *Ps. 27:5,6;[Job 10:15]the lifter of my head.

4 I *Ps. 77:1;142:1cried aloud to the Lord,

and he *Ps. 34:4;60:5;108:6;[Ps. 6:8;34:6] answered me from his *See Ps. 2:6holy hill. Selah

5 I *Ps. 4:8;[Lev. 26:6;Job 11:18,19;Prov. 3:24]lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

6 I *[Ps. 23:4;27:3] will not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have *Isa. 22:7;[1 Kgs. 20:12]set themselves against me all around.

7 *Ps. 7:6;9:19;10:12;Num. 10:35Arise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you *See Job 16:10strike all my enemies on the cheek;

you *Ps. 58:6;Job 29:17break the teeth of the wicked.

8 *Ps. 37:39;62:7;Isa. 43:11;45:21;Jer. 3:23;Hos. 13:4;Jonah 2:9;Rev. 7:10;19:1Salvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah