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Psalm 3:2–6

Many say about me,

“There is no help for him in God.” y * Selah

But You, Lord, are a shield around me, z

my glory, a and the One who lifts up my head. b

I cry aloud to the Lord,

and He answers me from His holy mountain. c Selah

I lie down and sleep;

I wake again because the Lord sustains me. d

I am not afraid of the thousands of people

who have taken their stand against me on every side. e

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Psalm 3:2–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Many are saying of me,

“God will not deliver him.”

But you, Lord, are a shield around me,

my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

I call out to the Lord,

and he answers me from his holy mountain.

I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

I will not fear though tens of thousands

assail me on every side.

Psalm 3:2–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

many are saying of my soul,

“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,

my glory, and the lifter of my head.

I cried aloud to the Lord,

and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

I lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

I will not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have set themselves against me all around.

Psalm 3:2–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Many there be which say of my soul,

There is no help for him in God. Selah.

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me;

My glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

I cried unto the Lord with my voice,

And he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

I laid me down and slept;

I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,

That have set themselves against me round about.

Psalm 3:2–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So many are saying,

“God will never rescue him!”

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But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;

you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.

I cried out to the Lord,

and he answered me from his holy mountain.

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I lay down and slept,

yet I woke up in safety,

for the Lord was watching over me.

I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies

who surround me on every side.

Psalm 3:2–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Many are they who say of me,

There is no help for him in God.”

Selah

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,

My glory and the One who lifts up my head.

I cried to the Lord with my voice,

And He heard me from His holy hill.

Selah

I lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people

Who have set themselves against me all around.

Psalm 3:2–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Many are saying about me,

“God won’t rescue him.”

Selah

But, Lord, you are my shield,

my wonderful God who gives me courage.

I will pray to the Lord,

and he will answer me from his holy mountain.

Selah

I can lie down and go to sleep,

and I will wake up again,

because the Lord gives me strength.

Thousands of troops may surround me,

but I am not afraid.

Psalm 3:2–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Many there are that say of my soul,

There is no help for him in God. Selah

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me;

My glory and the lifter up of my head.

I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,

And he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah

I laid me down and slept;

I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people

That have set themselves against me round about.

Psalm 3:2–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah. But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me. I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

Psalm 3:2–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Many are saying about me, 

“Even with God ⸤on his side⸥, 

he won’t be victorious.” 

Selah 

But you, O Lord, are a shield that surrounds me. 

You are my glory. 

You hold my head high. 

I call aloud to the Lord

and he answers me from his holy mountain. 

Selah 

I lie down and sleep. 

I wake up again because the Lord continues to support me. 

I am not afraid of the tens of thousands 

who have taken positions against me on all sides. 

Psalm 3:2–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

many are saying to me,

“There is no help for you in God.” Selah

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,

my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

I cry aloud to the Lord,

and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.

I am not afraid of ten thousands of people

who have set themselves against me all around.

Psalm 3:2–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Many are saying about my soul,

“There is no deliverance for him from God. Selah

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me,

my glory and the one who lifts up my head.

With my voice I call to Yahweh

and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

I lay down and slept;

I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.

I am not afraid of the ten thousands of people

who all around have set themselves against me.

Psalm 3:2–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Many are saying about me,

“God will not save him.” Selah

Lord, you are like a shield that keeps me safe.

You honor me. You help me win the battle.

I call out to the Lord.

He answers me from his holy hill. Selah

I lie down and sleep.

I wake up again, because the Lord takes care of me.

I won’t be afraid of the tens of thousands

who are lined up against me on every side.

Psalm 3:2–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Many are saying of my soul,

There is no deliverance for him in God.”

Selah.

But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,

My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice,

And He answered me from His holy mountain.

Selah.

I lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people

Who have set themselves against me round about.


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