3:1

מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנוֹ׃

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

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3:2

יְהוָה מָה־רַבּוּ צָרָי רַבִּים קָמִים עָלָי׃

LORD, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me.

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3:3

רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לּוֹ בֵאלֹהִים סֶלָה׃

Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

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3:4

וְאַתָּה יְהוָה מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי כְּבוֹדִי וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי׃

But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

3:5

קוֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶקְרָא וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מֵהַר קָדְשׁוֹ סֶלָה׃

With my voice I call unto the LORD, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah

3:6

אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי יְהוָה יִסְמְכֵנִי׃

I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.

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3:7

לֹא־אִירָא מֵרִבְבוֹת עָם אֲשֶׁר סָבִיב שָׁתוּ עָלָי׃

I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

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3:8

קוּמָה יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּי־הִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּרְתָּ׃

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

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3:9

לַיהוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה עַל־עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה׃

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

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