PSALMS 3

1 Yahweh, I have many enemies [DOU]! There are many people who oppose/rebel against me.
2 Many people are saying about me, “God will certainly not help him!” (Think about that!)
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].
4 I cry out to you, Yahweh, and you answer me from Zion, your sacred hill. (Think about that!)
5 At night I lie down and sleep, and I awake in the morning feeling good/refreshed because you, Yahweh, ◄take care of/protect► me all during the night.
6 There may be thousands of enemy soldiers who surround me, but I am not afraid.
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].
8 Yahweh, you are the one who saves your people from their enemies. Yahweh, bless your people! (Think about that!)
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