1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
2 Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
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Today's Verse
For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.
Verse Of The DayThe chapter's turning point comes when David says he lay down, slept, and awoke because the LORD sustained him, a picture echoed later in Psalms 4. It closes by declaring that salvation and blessing belong to the LORD, a phrase paralleled in Psalms 27:6.
