1A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 2O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 3many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah] 4But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. 5I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah] 6I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. 7I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about. 8Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek, thou dost break the teeth of the wicked. [ (Psalms 3:9) Deliverance belongs to the LORD; thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah] ]