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Psalm 3:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 3:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me;
you are my glory and the one who raises my head high.[a]
5 Whenever I cry aloud to the Lord,
he answers me from his holy mountain.[b] Selah
6 I lie down and sleep;
I awaken again, for the Lord sustains me.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 3:4 God will preserve the psalmist from dishonor and humiliation by means of his grace (see Pss 18:3; 27:5; 62:8; 110:5; Deut 33:29; Sir 11:12f).
- Psalm 3:5 Holy Mountain: see note on Ps 2:6.
- Psalm 3:6 This passage (see Prov 3:24) is applied by the Fathers of the Church to the dead and risen Christ.
