Psalms 3:2-8 in English

² Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah

³ But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁴ I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah

² O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me.

³ Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.

⁴ But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.

⁵ I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.

⁶ I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.

⁷ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.

⁸ Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

² Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

⁴ I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

² Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

⁴ I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

² Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.

³ But you, O Lord, are my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.

⁴ I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.

⁵ I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.

⁷ Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for you have struck all who were without cause my enemies; you have broken the teeth of sinners.

⁸ Deliverance is the Lord's, and your blessing is upon your people.

² Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah

³ But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

⁴ I cry unto the LORD with my voice, and he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustaineth me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people, that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah

² Many people are saying about me, “God will certainly not help him!”

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.

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!

² Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.

³ But you, O Lord, are my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.

⁴ I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.

⁵ I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.

⁷ Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for you have struck all who were without cause my enemies; you have broken the teeth of sinners.

⁸ Deliverance is the Lord's, and your blessing is upon your people.

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Unnumbered are those who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. (Selah.)

³ But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.

⁴ I send up a cry to the Lord with my voice, and he gives me an answer from his holy hill. (Selah.)

⁵ I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.

⁶ I will have no fear, though ten thousand have come round me, putting themselves against me.

⁷ Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.

⁸ Salvation comes from the Lord; your blessing is on your people. (Selah.)

² Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁴ With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah.

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

⁶ I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

² Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

³ Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

⁴ But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁵ I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.

⁶ I have slept and taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.

⁷ I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.

⁸ For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

² So many are telling me, “God can't save you!” Selah.

³ But you, Lord, are a shield protecting me. You give me victory; you hold my head high.

⁴ I cry out to the Lord for help, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah.

⁵ I lie down to sleep, and in the morning I wake up because the Lord takes care of me.

⁶ I'm not afraid of tens of thousands who surround me, people who are against me.

⁷ Stand up for me, Lord! Save me, my God! Hit all my enemies on the cheek; break the teeth of the wicked!

⁸ Salvation belongs to you, Lord; may you be a blessing to your people. Selah.

² Many say to my soule, There is no helpe for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou Lord art a buckler for me: my glory, and the lifter vp of mine head.

⁴ I did call vnto the Lord with my voyce, and he heard me out of his holy mountaine. Selah.

⁵ I layed me downe and slept, and rose vp againe: for the Lord susteined me.

⁶ I will not be afrayde for ten thousand of the people, that should beset me round about.

⁷ O Lord, arise: helpe me, my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies vpon the cheeke bone: thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Saluation belongeth vnto the Lord, and thy blessing is vpon thy people. Selah.

² (3-3) Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

³ (3-4) But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁴ (3-5) With my voice I call unto the LORD, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah

⁵ (3-6) I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.

⁶ (3-7) I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ (3-8) Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ (3-9) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

² Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; My glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

⁴ I cried unto the Lord with my voice, And he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, That have set themselves against me round about.

⁷ Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: Thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

² (3:3) Many say of my soul, There is no help for him with God. Selah.

³ (3:4) But thou, O Lord, art a shield around me, my glory, and he that lifteth up my head.

⁴ (3:5) With my voice I call unto the Lord, and he answereth me out of his holy mountain. Selah.

⁵ (3:6) I laid myself down and slept: I awoke; for the Lord sustaineth me.

⁶ (3:7) I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have placed themselves round about against me.

⁷ (3:8) Arise, O Lord, help me, O my God; for thou smitest all my enemies upon the cheek bone: the teeth of the wicked dost thou break.

⁸ (3:9) Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah.

² O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? Many rise up against me.

³ Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.

⁴ But thou, O Lord, art my helper: My glory, and the one that lifts up my head.

⁵ I cried to the Lord with my voice, And he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.

⁶ I lay down and slept; I awoke; for the Lord will help me.

⁷ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, Who beset me round about.

⁸ Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: For thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; Thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

² How many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him with God”! Pause.

³ But thou, O LORD! art my shield, My glory, and the lifter-up of my head.

⁴ I call upon the LORD with my voice, And he heareth me from his holy hill. Pause.

⁵ I lay me down and sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.

⁶ I will not fear the ten thousands of people Who on every side set themselves against me.

⁷ Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For thou smitest the cheek of all my enemies; Thou breakest the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Deliverance cometh from the LORD: May thy blessing be with thy people! Pause.

² Many are those who say of me, “There is no help for him in his God.” Selah

³ But you, Lord, are shield about me, my glory, who lifts up my head.

⁴ When loudly I call to the Lord, from his holy hill he gives answer. Selah

⁵ I laid down and slept: now I wake, for the Lord sustains me.

⁶ I fear not the myriads of people who beset me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Lord: save me, my God, who strikes all my foes on the cheek, and shatters the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Victory belongs to the Lord: let your blessing descend on your people. Selah

² Many are those who say of me, “There is no help for him in his God.” Selah

³ But you, Lord, are shield about me, my glory, who lifts up my head.

⁴ When loudly I call to the Lord, from his holy hill he gives answer. Selah

⁵ I laid down and slept: now I wake, for the Lord sustains me.

⁶ I fear not the myriads of people who beset me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Lord: save me, my God, who strikes all my foes on the cheek, and shatters the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Victory belongs to the Lord: let your blessing descend on your people. Selah

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no yishu'ah ·salvation· for him in God.” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·

³ But you, Adonai , are a shield around me, my kavod ·weighty glory·, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to Adonai with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Adonai sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Adonai ! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Yishu'ah ·Salvation· belongs to Adonai . Your blessing be on your people. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·

² Many say about me, “There is no help for him from God.” Selah

³ But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I lift up my voice to Yahweh, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

⁵ I lay down and slept; I awoke, for Yahweh protected me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of the multitudes of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Rise up, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you will hit all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation comes from Yahweh. May your blessings be on your people. Selah

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

³ But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁴ I cried to the LORD with my voice, and he heard me from his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me on all sides.

⁷ Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ Salvation belongeth to the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

³ But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

⁴ I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

⁵ I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁷ Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

² Many men say of my soul, None health there is to him in his God.

³ But thou, Lord, art mine up-taker; my glory, and enhancing mine head.

⁴ With my voice I cried to the Lord; and he heard me from his holy hill.

⁵ I slept, and rested, and I rose up; for the Lord received me.

⁶ I shall not dread thousands of people encompassing me;

⁷ Lord, arise thou; my God, make me safe. For thou hast smitten all men being adversaries to me without cause; thou hast all-broken the teeth of sinners.

⁸ Health is of the Lord; and thy blessing is on thy people.

² Many men say of my soul, None health there is to him in his God. (Many say of me, There is no help for him from his God.)

³ But thou, Lord, art mine up-taker; my glory, and enhancing mine head. (But thou, Lord, art my defender; my glory, and the one who lifteth up my head.)

⁴ With my voice I cried to the Lord; and he heard me from his holy hill. (I cried to the Lord with my voice; and he answered me from his holy hill.)

⁵ I slept, and rested, and I rose up; for the Lord received me (or for the Lord had protected me).

⁶ I shall not dread thousands of people (en)compassing me; (I shall not fear even thousands of people surrounding me;)

⁷ Lord, arise thou; my God, make me safe. For thou hast smitten all men being adversaries to me without cause; thou hast all-broken the teeth of sinners. (Lord, rise thou up; my God, save me. Thou hast struck down all who be my adversaries; thou hast broken all the teeth of the sinners.)

⁸ Health is of the Lord; and thy blessing is on thy people. (Victory is from the Lord, or Salvation, or deliverance, is from the Lord; and thy blessing is upon thy people.)

² Many are saying of my soul, 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.

³ And Thou, O Jehovah, art a shield for me, My honour, and lifter up of my head.

⁴ My voice is unto Jehovah: I call: And He answereth me from his holy hill, Selah.

⁵ I — I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

⁶ I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.

⁷ Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies on the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.

⁸ Of Jehovah is this salvation; On Thy people is Thy blessing! Selah.