Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 3

(2 Samuel 15:13–29)

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

1O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,howמָֽה־mah-H4100my foesצָרָ֑יtza.RaiH6862have increasedרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231!How manyרַ֝בִּ֗יםra.BimH7227rise upקָמִ֥יםka.MimH6965against meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921!

2ManyH7227sayאֹמְרִ֪ים'o.me.RimH559of meלְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יle.Naf.ShiH5315, “Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֬יםve.lo.HimH430will notאֵ֤ין'einH369deliverיְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444him.”Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

3But Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,are a shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043around meבַּעֲדִ֑יba.'a.DiH1157,my gloryכְּ֝בוֹדִ֗יke.vo.DiH3519,and the One who liftsוּמֵרִ֥יםu.me.RimH7311my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

4Toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDH3068I cryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121aloudק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963,and He answers meוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030from His holyקָדְשׁ֣וֹka.de.ShoH6944mountainמֵהַ֖רme.HarH2022.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

5Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589lie downשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and sleepוָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָהva.'I.Sha.nahH3462;I wake againהֱקִיצ֑וֹתִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiH6974,forכִּ֖יkiH3588the LORDH3068sustains meיִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃yis.me.Khe.niH5564.

6I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372the myriadsמֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑םme.ri.Vot 'AmH7233 H5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834setשָׁ֣תוּSha.tuH7896against meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921on every sideסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439.

7Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068!Save meהוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Shi.'E.niH3467,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־'e.lo.Hai ki-H430 H3588!Strikeהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341on the jawלֶ֑חִיLe.chiH3895;breakשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665the teethשִׁנֵּ֖יshi.NeiH8127of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

8Salvationהַיְשׁוּעָ֑הhay.shu.'AhH3444belongsto the LORDH3068;may Your blessingבִרְכָתֶ֣ךָvir.kha.Te.khaH1293be onעַֽל־'al-H5921Your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

(2 Samuel 15:13–29)

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

Commentaries on Psalms 3