Psalm 3
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
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🗓️ 23 June 2026
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
It's the first week of Psalm Summer, and I'll be reading three versions of Psalm 3. When this series is over, we'll have all the Psalms for you as a collection in The Quiet Collection app. Listen in.
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- The Quiet Collection app
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- Grab a copy of my book How to Walk into a Room
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Psalm 3 |
| 0:05.6 | Read first from the new revised standard version updated edition, |
| 0:11.6 | then from Psalms for Praying by Nancy Merrill, |
| 0:14.8 | and finally from the message by Eugene Peterson. |
| 0:28.4 | Oh Lord, how many are my foes. |
| 0:31.1 | Many are rising against me. |
| 0:36.0 | Many are saying to me, there is no help for you in God. |
| 0:37.9 | But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
| 0:46.7 | I cry aloud to the Lord, and He answers me from His holy hill. |
| 0:51.9 | I lie down and sleep. |
| 0:53.9 | I wake again, for the Lord sustains me. |
| 0:57.0 | I am not afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. |
| 1:06.0 | Rise up, O Lord. Deliver me, oh my God. For you strike all my enemies on the cheek. You break |
| 1:14.2 | the teeth of the wicked. Deliverance belongs to the Lord. May your blessing be on your people. Oh, beloved, how numerous are my fears, they rise up within me whispering there is no help for you. |
| 1:43.7 | Yet you, oh beloved, radiate love around me, my glory. |
| 1:50.2 | Gratitude becomes my song. When I cry out to you, you answer within my heart. I lie down to sleep. |
| 1:59.4 | If I should awaken, my beloved is there, holding me with strength and tenderness. |
| 2:05.2 | I feel secure. |
| 2:07.9 | Now I shall forgive all illusions that my ego tries to build, for my courage is in you, |
| 2:14.9 | O love. |
| 2:16.5 | You who are the lover hidden in every heart. |
| 2:23.4 | Rise up, love, set me free. |
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