Psalms 3
1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
Nkosi, zande kangakanani izitha zami! Banengi abangivukelayo.
2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.”
Banengi abathi ngomphefumulo wami: Kakulasindiso lwakhe kuNkulunkulu. (Sela)
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Kodwa wena Nkosi, uyisihlangu sami, udumo lwami, lomphakamisi wekhanda lami.
4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain.
Ngakhala ngelizwi lami eNkosini, yasingiphendula isentabeni yayo engcwele. (Sela)
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Mina ngalala phansi, ngajumeka; ngavuka, ngoba iNkosi yangisekela.
6 I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
Kangiyikwesaba izinkulungwane ezilitshumi zabantu abangihanqileyo bemelana lami.
7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Vuka, Nkosi! Ngisindisa, Nkulunkulu wami. Ngoba zonke izitha zami uzitshayile emhlathini, wephule amazinyo ababi.
8 Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people.
Usindiso ngolweNkosi. Isibusiso sakho siphezu kwabantu bakho. (Sela)
