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Psalm 3:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 3:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 I lie down and sleep;
I awaken again, for the Lord sustains me.[a]
7 Thus, I will not fear the multitudes
who have surrounded me on every side.
8 Rise up, O Lord!
Rescue me, O my God!
You will strike all my enemies across the face[b]
and break the teeth of the wicked.
Footnotes
- Psalm 3:6 This passage (see Prov 3:24) is applied by the Fathers of the Church to the dead and risen Christ.
- 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.
