The Book of Psalms

O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.”

Selah (a) But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain.

Selah I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.

Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah

(a)3:2 Selah or Interlude is probably a musical or literary term; here and throughout the Psalms.

LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.

Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.”(a) Selah.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.

I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

(a)3:2 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).