New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 3

Morning Prayer of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David, when 2 Sam 15:13-17, 29he fled from Absalom his son.

1O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,howמָֽה־mah-H4100my adversariesצָרָ֑יtza.RaiH6862have increasedרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231!Manyרַ֝בִּ֗יםra.BimH7227are risingקָמִ֥יםka.MimH6965up againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.

2ManyH7227are sayingאֹמְרִ֪ים'o.me.RimH559of my soulלְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יle.Naf.ShiH5315, “ThereH369is noH369deliveranceיְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444for him in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֬יםve.lo.HimH430.”Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3But You, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, area shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043aboutבַּעֲדִ֑יba.'a.DiH1157me, Mygloryכְּ֝בוֹדִ֗יke.vo.DiH3519, and the One wholiftsוּמֵרִ֥יםu.me.RimH7311my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

4I was cryingאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121to the LordH3068with my voiceק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963, And Heansweredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me fromHis holyקָדְשׁ֣וֹka.de.ShoH6944mountainמֵהַ֖רme.HarH2022.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5IlayH7901downשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and sleptוָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָהva.'I.Sha.nahH3462;I awokeH7019,for the LordH3068sustainsיִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃yis.me.Khe.niH5564me.

6I willnot be afraidאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372of tenמֵרִבְב֥וֹתme.ri.VotH7233thousandsH7233of peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havesetשָׁ֣תוּSha.tuH7896themselves againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me roundH5439aboutH5439.

7Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965, O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068;saveהוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Shi.'E.niH3467me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430! For You havesmittenהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesH340on thecheekלֶ֑חִיLe.chiH3895; You haveshatteredשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665the teethשִׁנֵּ֖יshi.NeiH8127of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.

8Salvationהַיְשׁוּעָ֑הhay.shu.'AhH3444belongs to the LordH3068; Yourblessingבִרְכָתֶ֣ךָvir.kha.Te.khaH1293beupon Your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971!Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

Morning Prayer of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David, when 2 Sam 15:13-17, 29he fled from Absalom his son.

Commentaries on Psalms 3