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3 A song by David when he fled from his son Avshalom (Absalom).
3 Yahweh, how did I get so many enemies?
≈Many people are rising up against me.
2 Many people are talking about me,
saying that God won’t help me. (Instrumental break.)[fn]
3 But you, Yahweh, protect me like a shield.
You honour and encourage me.
4 I called out with my voice to Yahweh,
and he answered me from his sacred mountain. (Instrumental break.)
I awoke, because Yahweh sustains me.
6 I won’t be afraid even of tens of thousands of people—
those all around who’ve taken a stand against me.
≈Save me, my God.
Yes, you’ve slapped all my enemies on the cheek—
you’ve broken the teeth of the wicked people.
8 Salvation comes from Yahweh.
Your blessing goes to your people. (Instrumental break.)
3:2 Many older translations place the word ‘Selah’ (the transliteration of the Hebrew word ‘סֶֽלָה’ which we’re not completely sure of the meaning of) here, but that’s meaningless to most modern-English readers so the OET makes an informed attempt at a translation. ‘Pause and reflect’ would also have been a likely meaning. For more information, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selah.