1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
2 HaShem, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me.
3 Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in G-d.' Selah
4 But thou, O HaShem, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
5 With my voice I call unto HaShem, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah
6 I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for HaShem sustaineth me.
7 I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
8 Arise, O HaShem; save me, O my G-d; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
9 Salvation belongeth unto HaShem; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah
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Today's Verse
And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him. For now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from 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.
