Psalm 3In Hebrew texts 3:1-8 is numbered 3:2-9.
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
1Lord, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
2Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”3:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 4 and 8.
3But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
4I call out to the Lord,
and he answers me from his holy mountain.
5I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
6I will not fear though tens of thousands
assail me on every side.
7Arise, Lord!
Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.
8From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.
Ihooya rĩa Rũciinĩ rĩa kũũria Ũteithio
Thaburi ya Daudi
1Wee Jehova, kaĩ thũ ciakwa nĩ nyingĩ-ĩ!
Andũ arĩa manjũkĩrĩire nĩ aingĩ mũno!
23:2 Thab 71:11; Isa 36:15Aingĩ nĩ arĩa maraaria ũhoro wakwa, makoiga atĩrĩ,
“Ngai ndangĩmũhonokia.”
33:3 Kĩam 15:1; Thab 27:6No rĩrĩ, Wee Jehova nĩwe ngo ya kũngitĩra mĩena yothe;
Wee nowe ũũheaga riiri na ũgatũũgĩria mũtwe wakwa.
43:4 Thab 2:6Ngayagĩra Jehova na mũgambo mũnene,
nake akanjĩtĩka arĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩake kĩamũre.
53:5 Alaw 26:6Niĩ ngomaga na ngoona toro;
ngacooka ngokĩra rĩngĩ, tondũ Jehova nĩwe ũndũũragia.
63:6 Ayub 11:15; Thab 118:11Ndingĩĩtigĩra andũ makũmi ma ngiri,
acio mehaarĩirie kũnjũkĩrĩra na mĩena yothe.
73:7 2Maũ 6:41; Ayub 16:10; Thab 57:4; Thim 30:14Arahũka, Wee Jehova!
Wee Ngai wakwa, honokia!
Thũ ciakwa ciothe nĩwe ũcigũthĩte thĩa,
na ũkoinanga magego ma andũ arĩa aaganu.
83:8 Isa 43:3, 11; Ndar 6:23Ũhonokio uumaga harĩ Jehova.
Irathimo ciaku irotũũra na andũ aku.
