Psalms 3

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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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Rashi on Psalms 3:8

<b>for You have struck all my enemies on the cheek</b> This is a disgraceful blow, as you say (Lam. 3: 30): “Let him offer his cheek to the smiter”; (Micah 4:14), “with a rod they strike...on the cheek.” According to the Midrash Aggadah (Mid. Ps. 3:7...

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