Psalms 3: A Morning Prayer of Trust

David's cry of confidence when many rise against him.

Psalms 3: Prayer Amid Many Enemies

Psalms 3 is David's prayer during a time when countless enemies surrounded him, following the trust theme begun in Psalms 2. He calls the LORD his shield and the lifter of his head, refusing to accept the taunt that God will not help him. The psalm moves from complaint to bold confidence within a few lines.


(大衛 逃避 他兒子 押沙龍 的時候作的詩。)耶和華啊,我的敵人 何其 加增;有許多人 起來 攻擊我。

有許多人 議論 我 說:他 得不著 神 的幫助。(細拉)

但你─耶和華 是我四圍 的盾牌,是我的榮耀,又是叫我抬起 頭來的。

我用我的聲音 求告 耶和華,他就從他的聖 山 上應允我。(細拉)

我 躺下 睡覺,我醒著, 耶和華 都保佑我。

雖有成萬 的百姓 來 周圍 攻擊我,我也不 怕。

耶和華啊,求你起來!我的 神啊,求你救我!因為 你打了 我一切 仇敵 的腮骨,敲碎了 惡人 的牙齒。

救恩 屬乎耶和華;願你賜福 給 你的百姓。(細拉)

The chapter's turning point comes when David says he lay down, slept, and awoke because the LORD sustained him, a picture echoed later in <a href="/bible/chiun/psalms/chapter-4">Psalms 4</a>. It closes by declaring that salvation and blessing belong to the LORD, a phrase paralleled in <a href="/bible/chiun/psalms/chapter-27/6">Psalms 27:6</a>.