| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom. LORD, how my foes increase! There are many who attack me. | 1LORD, I have so many persecutors! Many are rising up against me! |
| 2Many say about me," There is no help for him in God." Selah | 2Many are saying about me, "God will never deliver him!" Interlude |
| 3But You, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head. | 3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
| 4I cry aloud to the LORD, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah | 4I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Interlude |
| 5I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the LORD sustains me. | 5I lie down and sleep, I wake up, because the LORD sustains me. |
| 6I am not afraid of the thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side. | 6I will not fear multitudes of people, who set themselves against me on every side. |
| 7Rise up, LORD! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; You break the teeth of the wicked. | 7Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! For you strike the jaw of all my enemies, and you break the teeth of the wicked. |
| 8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah | 8Deliverance comes from the LORD! May your blessing be on your people. Interlude |
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