Psalm 3:1-3

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Save Me, O My God

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

3 O Lord, ^(B)how many are my foes!
Many are ^(C)rising against me;
²many are saying of my soul,
^(D)“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah^[a]

³But you, O Lord, are ^(E)a shield ^(F)about me,
my glory, and ^(G)the lifter of my head.

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Footnotes

Psalm 3:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction

Psalm 46:1-2

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God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of ^(A)the Sons of Korah. According to ^(B)Alamoth.^[a] A Song.

46 God is our ^(C)refuge and strength,
a very ^(D)present^[b] help in ^(E)trouble.
²Therefore we will not fear ^(F)though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into ^(G)the heart of the sea,

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Footnotes

Psalm 46:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 46:1 Or well proved

Psalm 46:10-11

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¹⁰^(A)“Be still, and know that I am God.
    ^(B)I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth!”
¹¹^(C)The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah