Philippians 4:11-13

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¹¹I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content^(A) whatever the circumstances. ¹²I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,^(B) whether living in plenty or in want.^(C) ¹³I can do all this through him who gives me strength.^(D)

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Psalm 3

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Psalm 3^[a]

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

¹Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
²Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.^(B)”^[b]

³But you, Lord, are a shield^(C) around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.^(D)
⁴I call out to the Lord,^(E)
and he answers me from his holy mountain.^(F)

⁵I lie down and sleep;^(G)
I wake again,^(H) because the Lord sustains me.
⁶I will not fear^(I) though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.^(J)

⁷Arise,^(K) Lord!
Deliver me,^(L) my God!
Strike^(M) all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth^(N) of the wicked.

⁸From the Lord comes deliverance.^(O)
May your blessing^(P) be on your people.

Footnotes

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