Psalms 3 — T4T

A psalm written by David when he fled from his son Absalom

3Verse 1Yahweh, I have many enemies [DOU]!There are many people who oppose/rebel against me.^{Verse 2}Many people are saying about me,“God will certainly not help him!”(Think about that!)^{Verse 3}But Yahweh, you are like a shield that protects me [MET].You greatly honor me, and you encourage me (OR, enable me to triumph over my enemies) [IDM].
^{Verse 4}I cry out to you, Yahweh,and you answer me from Zion, your sacred hill.(Think about that!)^{Verse 5}At night I lie down and sleep, and I awake in the morning feeling good/refreshedbecause you, Yahweh, ◄take care of/protect► me all during the night.^{Verse 6}There may be thousands of enemy soldiers who surround me,but I am not afraid.^{Verse 7}Yahweh, arise!My God, come and rescue me again!You insult my enemies by slapping them on their cheeks;when you strike them, you break their teeth,
with the result that they cannot hurt anyone [MET].^{Verse 8}Yahweh, you are the one who saves your people from their enemies.Yahweh, bless your people!(Think about that!)