| Psalm 3 | |
|---|---|
| "Lord, how are they increased that trouble me!" | |
 David in Prayer by Rembrandt van Rijn (1652) | |
| Other name | "Domine quid multiplicati sunt" |
| Text | by David |
| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 3 | |
|---|---|
← Psalm 2 Psalm 4 → | |
| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 3 is the third psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Lord, how are they increased that trouble me!". In Latin, it is known as "Domine quid multiplicati sunt".[1] The psalm is a personal thanksgiving to God, who answered the prayer of an afflicted soul. It is attributed to David and relates in particular to the time when he fled from his son Absalom.
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has often been set to music, including works in Latin by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michel-Richard Delalande and Henry Purcell.
- ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 3". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-09-19.