Psalm 3

    A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.  

¹ LORD, how many are my foes!
   How many rise up against me! 

² Many are saying of me,
   “God will not deliver him.” 

 ³ But you, LORD, are a shield around me,
   my glory, the One who lifts my head high. 

⁴ I call out to the LORD,
   and he answers me from his holy mountain. 

 ⁵ I lie down and sleep;
   I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. 

⁶ I will not fear though tens of thousands
   assail me on every side. 

 ⁷ Arise, LORD!
   Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
   break the teeth of the wicked. 

 ⁸ From the LORD comes deliverance.
   May your blessing be on your people.
  (NIV)


Do you ever feel like everyone is against you?  I'm sure we all have at one time or another.  Here in Psalm 3 we have have an example of David running for his life from his son Absalom, but it was during this that David wrote this Psalm. No wonder he is called the man after God's own heart!

Absalom's army numbered in the tens of thousands (v. 6), but David was able to rest without fear (v. 5). He turned to God and, despite the naysayers (v.2), he knew God would protect him (v. 3) and even bring vengeance on his attackers (v. 7).

Truly, just as God protected David in such a dire situation, we should know that He can protect us as well. "If God is for us, who can stand against us?" (Romans 8:31)