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Awit(A) ni David nang siya'y tumatakas mula kay Absalom.

O Yahweh, napakarami pong kaaway,
    na sa akin ay kumakalaban!
Ang lagi nilang pinag-uusapan,
    ako raw, O Diyos, ay di mo tutulungan! (Selah)[a]

Ngunit ikaw, Yahweh, ang aking sanggalang,
    binibigyan mo ako ng tagumpay at karangalan.
Tumatawag ako kay Yahweh at humihingi ng tulong,
    sinasagot niya ako mula sa banal na bundok. (Selah)[b]

Ako'y nakakatulog at nagigising,
    buong gabi'y si Yahweh ang tumitingin.
Sa maraming kalaba'y di ako matatakot,
    magsipag-abang man sila sa aking palibot.

Yahweh na aking Diyos, iligtas mo ako!
Parusahang lahat, mga kaaway ko,
    kapangyarihan nila'y iyong igupo.
Si Yahweh ang nagbibigay ng tagumpay;
    pagpalain mo nawa ang iyong bayan! (Selah)[c]

Footnotes

  1. Mga Awit 3:2 SELAH: Ang kahulugan ng salitang ito'y hindi tiyak, subalit sa tekstong Hebreo, ito'y maaaring ginamit bilang isang simbolong pangmusika na nagbibigay ng hudyat sa pag-awit o pagtugtog.
  2. Mga Awit 3:4 SELAH: Tingnan ang Awit 3:2.
  3. Mga Awit 3:8 SELAH: Tingnan ang Awit 3:2.

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

Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.

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

With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah.

I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Book I—Psalms 3–41[a]

Psalm 3[b]

Trust in God in Time of Danger

A psalm of David. When he was fleeing from his son Absalom.

Lord, how great is the number of my enemies,
    how many are those who rise up against me.
How numerous are the ones who say of me,
    “He will not receive salvation from God.” Selah[c]
But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me;
    you are my glory and the one who raises my head high.[d]
Whenever I cry aloud to the Lord,
    he answers me from his holy mountain.[e] Selah
I lie down and sleep;
    I awaken again, for the Lord sustains me.[f]
Thus, I will not fear the multitudes
    who have surrounded me on every side.
Rise up, O Lord!
    Rescue me, O my God!
You will strike all my enemies across the face[g]
    and break the teeth of the wicked.
Salvation comes from the Lord.
    May your blessing be upon your people. Selah

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:1 At the beginning of the Book we find a collection of psalms attributed to David. His life, replete with difficulties and brimming with confidence, was presented as an example: it inspired poems that David did not himself compose. One theme dominates the diversity of psalms that make up this first part: the innocent find themselves in the grip of the wicked. Hope is ceaselessly renewed as is torment: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Ps 22:1). It is the trial of darkness; still one certitude remains: “You will fill me with joy in your presence” (Ps 16:11). Is not this the dialogue that takes place in the life of believers?
  2. Psalm 3:1 In time of great danger and anguish, the psalmist finds refuge in God as his shield (protector) and the one who fills him with courage. God answers his prayer and bestows peace and deliverance.
  3. Psalm 3:3 Selah: a word whose meaning is uncertain; possibly a musical term.
  4. Psalm 3:4 God will preserve the psalmist from dishonor and humiliation by means of his grace (see Pss 18:3; 27:5; 62:8; 110:5; Deut 33:29; Sir 11:12f).
  5. Psalm 3:5 Holy Mountain: see note on Ps 2:6.
  6. Psalm 3:6 This passage (see Prov 3:24) is applied by the Fathers of the Church to the dead and risen Christ.
  7. Psalm 3:8 God treats the wicked like ferocious beasts whose jaws are shattered (see Pss 22:14f; 35:16; 58:7; Job 29:17; Ezek 22:25). The initial appeal reminds one of Jer 2:27. See notes on Pss 5:10; 35.

Psalm 3[a]

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.(A)

Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!
Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.(B)[b]

But you, Lord, are a shield(C) around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.(D)
I call out to the Lord,(E)
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.(F)

I lie down and sleep;(G)
    I wake again,(H) because the Lord sustains me.
I will not fear(I) though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.(J)

Arise,(K) Lord!
    Deliver me,(L) my God!
Strike(M) all my enemies on the jaw;
    break the teeth(N) of the wicked.

From the Lord comes deliverance.(O)
    May your blessing(P) be on your people.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
  2. Psalm 3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.