Verse from Psalms

“耶和华啊！你却是我周围的盾牌，是我的荣耀，是使我抬起头来的。”

‭‭诗篇‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭

“But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭

David was no stranger to personal and family crises. In Psalm 3, he found himself overwhelmed because of the rebellion of his son Absalom. Rather than stay and fight, he chose to flee his home and throne (2 Samuel 15:13–23). Though “many” considered him forsaken by God (Psalm 3:2), David knew better; he saw the Lord as his protector (v. 3), and he called upon Him accordingly (v. 4).

When doctors’ reports are not encouraging, when financial pressures won’t ease up, when efforts to reconcile relationships fail, when death has left those we cherish in its wake—may we too be strengthened to say, “But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high” (v. 3).