Psalm 3 in Hebrew and English

1מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנוֹ׃

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

2יְהוָה מָה־רַבּוּ צָרָי רַבִּים קָמִים עָלָי׃

LORD, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me.

3רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לּוֹ בֵאלֹהִים סֶלָה׃

Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

4וְאַתָּה יְהוָה מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי כְּבוֹדִי וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי׃

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

5קוֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶקְרָא וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מֵהַר קָדְשׁוֹ סֶלָה׃

With my voice I call unto the LORD, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah

6אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי יְהוָה יִסְמְכֵנִי׃

I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.

7לֹא־אִירָא מֵרִבְבוֹת עָם אֲשֶׁר סָבִיב שָׁתוּ עָלָי׃

I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

8קוּמָה יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּי־הִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּרְתָּ׃

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

9לַיהוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה עַל־עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה׃

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah