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<p class="indent2"> How many rise up against me! <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Many say of me, <p class="indent2">“God will not deliver him.” <p class="selah"> Selah<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, <p class="indent2"> my glory, and the One who lifts my head. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>To the LORD I cry aloud, <p class="indent2"> and He answers me from His holy mountain. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I lie down and sleep; <p class="indent2"> I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I will not fear the myriads <p class="indent2"> set against me on every side. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Arise, O LORD! <p class="indent2"> Save me, O my God! <p class="indent1"> Strike all my enemies on the jaw; <p class="indent2"> break the teeth of the wicked. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Salvation belongs to the LORD; <p class="indent2"> may Your blessing be on Your people. <p class="selah"> Selah</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>Selah</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>Interlude</i><span class="thin"> </span> is probably a musical or literary term; here and throughout the Psalms.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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