Psalm 3
Psalm 3:1[1] Yahveh, see how my enemies have multiplied! There are so many who attack me.
Psalm 3:2 Many are saying about my neck,[2] “There is no rescue[3] for him in God.” (Selah).
Psalm 3:3 But you, Yahveh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts my head.
Psalm 3:4 I cry aloud to the Yahveh, and he responds to me from his holy mountain. (Selah)..
Psalm 3:5 I am lying down and sleeping; I will wake again because Yahveh sustains me.
Psalm 3:6 I am not going to be afraid of thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side.
Psalm 3:7 Rise, Yahveh! Save me, my God! You punch all my enemies in the face; you break the teeth of the wicked ones.
Psalm 3:8 Rescue belongs to Yahveh; may your blessing be on your people. (Selah)..[4]
[1]superscription: A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
[2]נֶפֶשׁ = neck, throat. Psalm 3:2; 6:3, 4; 7:2, 5; 10:3; 11:1, 5; 13:2; 16:10; 17:9, 13; 19:7; 22:20, 29; 23:3; 24:4; 25:1, 13, 20; 26:9; 27:12; 30:3; 31:7, 9, 13; 33:19, 20; 34:2, 22; 35:3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 25; 38:12; 40:14; 41:2, 4.
[3]יְשׁוּעָה = rescue. Psalm 3:2, 8; 9:14; 13:5; 14:7; 18:50; 20:5; 21:1, 5; 22:1; 28:8; 35:3, 9.
[4]subscription: For the choir director; on stringed instruments.
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Maranatha Daily Devotional – Friday, May 20, 2016
The PSALMS shelf in my library
