Psalm 3

Psalm 3

1 O Lord, I have so many enemies;

    so many are against me.

2 So many are saying,

    “God will never rescue him!”

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

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

4 I cried out to the Lord,

    and he answered me from his holy mountain. 

5 I lay down and slept,

    yet I woke up in safety,

    for the Lord was watching over me.

6 I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies

    who surround me on every side.

7 Arise, O Lord!

    Rescue me, my God!

Slap all my enemies in the face!

    Shatter the teeth of the wicked!

8 Victory comes from you, O Lord.

    May you bless your people.

(New Living Translation)

Looking east into the Rift Valley, from the road outside of Nairobi, Kenya.