Psalms 3
1 Yahweh, I have many enemies [DOU]! There are many people who oppose/rebel against me.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
2 Many people are saying about me, “God will [certainly] not help him!”
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.”
3 But Yahweh, you are like a shield [that protects me] [MET]. You greatly honor me, and you encourage me (OR, enable me to triumph over my enemies) [IDM].
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
4 I cry out to you, Yahweh, and you answer me from [Zion], your sacred hill.
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain.
5 [At night] I lie down and sleep, and I awake [in the morning feeling good/refreshed] because you, Yahweh, (take care of/protect) me [all during the night].
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
6 There may be thousands of [enemy] soldiers who surround me, but I am not afraid.
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
7 Yahweh, arise! My God, [come and] rescue me [again]! You [insult] my enemies by slapping them on their cheeks; [when you strike them], you break their teeth, [with the result that they cannot hurt anyone] [MET].
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Yahweh, you are the one who saves your people [from their enemies]. Yahweh, bless your people!
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people.
