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About this chapterDavid prays while fleeing from his son Absalom, surrounded by many who say God will not rescue him. Yet he calls the Lord a shield about him and the one who lifts his head. He cries out and God answers from his holy hill. Remarkably, he lies down and sleeps and wakes again, because the Lord sustains him, and he does not fear thousands of enemies. He asks God to rise up and save, and ends by confessing that deliverance belongs to the Lord. It is a morning prayer of trust in the midst of danger.

David prays while fleeing from his son Absalom, surrounded by many who say God will not rescue him. Yet he calls the Lord a shield about him and the one who lifts his head. He cries out and God answers from his holy hill. Remarkably, he lies down and sleeps and wakes again, because the Lord sustains him, and he does not fear thousands of enemies. He asks God to rise up and save, and ends by confessing that deliverance belongs to the Lord. It is a morning prayer of trust in the midst of danger.

Themes

  • Trust in danger
  • God as shield
  • Peaceful sleep

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Psalms 3

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1O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me! 2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.”Selah 3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head. 4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain.Selah 5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. 6I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side. 7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. 8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people.Selah
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