David Flees Absalom
A psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
3 1 My Father, how many are my enemies! Many rise up against me.
2 Many are saying of me, "There is no salvation for him in God." Selah. a a v2 Selah is a musical or reflective marker scattered through the Psalms — likely a cue to pause and consider what was just said. 3 But you, my Father, are a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts my head.
4 I cry aloud to my Father, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah. 5 I lay down and slept; I woke again, for my Father sustains me. 6 I will not be afraid of the tens of thousands who have set themselves against me on every side. 7 Arise, my Father! Save me! For you, my Father, have struck all my enemies on the jaw; you have broken the teeth of the wicked. 8 Salvation belongs to my Father. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.