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Fiducia durante la persecuzione

(A)Salmo di Davide,

composto quando fuggiva davanti ad Absalom, suo figlio.

O Signore, quanto sono numerosi i miei nemici!

Molti sono quelli che insorgono contro di me,

molti quelli che dicono di me:

«Non c’è più salvezza per lui presso Dio!» [Pausa]

Ma tu, o Signore, sei uno scudo attorno a me,

sei la mia gloria, colui che mi rialza il capo.

Con la mia voce io grido al Signore

ed egli mi risponde dal suo monte santo. [Pausa]

Io mi sono coricato e ho dormito,

poi mi sono risvegliato, perché il Signore mi sostiene.

Io non temo le miriadi di genti

che si sono accampate contro di me d’ogni intorno.

Ergiti, o Signore, salvami, Dio mio;

poiché tu hai percosso tutti i miei nemici sulla guancia,

hai rotto i denti agli empi.

Al Signore appartiene la salvezza;

la tua benedizione sia sul tuo popolo! [Pausa]

Yahweh, Save Me

A Psalm of David. When [a]he fled from Absalom his son.

O Yahweh, how (A)my adversaries have become many!
Many are rising up against me.
Many are saying [b]of my soul,
“There is no (B)salvation for him in God.” [c]Selah.

But You, O Yahweh, are (C)a shield about me,
My (D)glory, and the One who (E)lifts my head.
I was calling to Yahweh with my voice,
And He (F)answered me from (G)His holy [d]mountain. Selah.
[e]I (H)lay down and slept;
I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me.
I will (I)not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who all around (J)have set themselves against me.

(K)Arise, O Yahweh; (L)save me, O my God!
For You have (M)struck all my enemies on the [f]cheek;
You [g]have (N)shattered the teeth of the wicked.
[h](O)Salvation belongs to Yahweh;
Your (P)blessing [i]be upon Your people! Selah.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 3 Title 2 Sam 15:13-17, 29
  2. Psalm 3:2 Or to
  3. Psalm 3:2 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  4. Psalm 3:4 Or hill
  5. Psalm 3:5 Or As for me, I
  6. Psalm 3:7 Or jaw
  7. Psalm 3:7 Or shatter
  8. Psalm 3:8 Or Deliverance
  9. Psalm 3:8 Or is

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.