Week 3 – Delivered
Psalm 3
1 O LORD, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!
2 Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”
3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
4 To the LORD I cry aloud,
and he answers me from his holy hill.
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn up against me on every side.
7 Arise, O LORD!
Deliver me, O my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.
8 From the LORD comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people.
This is might not be the version you know… I guess if you read NIV, it’s possible that you’re still reading out of the 1984 version like me. But I have a very strong attachment to my mom’s old slim-line maroon Bible, and when I went to study and meditate on this psalm on Monday, that’s the one I opened up. After reading through it 4 times, then praying through it for about 10 minutes, I felt a song… coming on. I don’t know how else to describe it.
I was initially moved by the strength in the beginning of the psalm. David is crying out to God, expressing his worries, but he does so in a way that doesn’t convey doubt; instead, it’s characterized by an underlying trust in the strength of God. The rest of the psalm just emphasizes this trust. The word “deliver” stuck out to me (no wonder, it’s repeated 3 times in 8 verses). David knows his God will deliver, save, rescue, protect, defend, uphold him. Even when he is asleep–the most vulnerable bodily state–he doesn’t fear. He knows he will wake up, and this knowledge is rooted in who God is: “the Lord sustains me,” he says. I love it.
I guess I wanted to write something strong, strong like David’s unwavering faith. I plopped my Bible down on my keyboard and this melody is literally the first thing that came out. Lyrics followed shortly:
“Delivered”
Many protest hotly
Many rise against me
Many are loudly saying
You won’t deliver, but
You are a shield around me
You bestow Your glory
You are God and God alone
The fear was pressing in
I was wearing thin
And You met me in my need
Your love a flood to me
Your voice a symphony
Your creation sings Your name
CHORUS:
I lay down my head at night
And the dark, and the dark it runs and hides
From You, my King
And it’s in You I wake
I die to myself today, oh
Cause You have delivered
Arise, oh Lord, arise
Cut through hearts and lies
For You are worthy of all praise
The world can mock the truth
We are all free to choose
But Jesus, I’ve chosen You
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
You died for us
You died for us
Is this not deliverance?
You died for us
As you can see, David wrote half of this song. Which is kind of cool. Enjoy 
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Disclaimer: Once again, my lack of multi-instrumental talent leaves the song’s potential unrealized. Also, I need a better internal metronome.
Also, note the stranger in the background……. what a creep…….
OK… I had tears running down my cheeks in the first 30 seconds. 4 minutes later I had a pile of tissues in front of me and I was thanking and praising God for who He is and of course, Bri, for making you who you are! This was great. Really! Love you!!!!!!
Brianna, this is amazing! I just wanted to let you know that your songs are a huge inspiration to me! You are so hardcore for Christ, it blows my mind! Way to go girl. Keep it up!
This is so great!! I’m a friend of Tori H, Luke’s Mom. She knows I have been reading through the Psalms for about the past year. I try to do one a day but sometimes God leads me elsewhere in my Bible and sometimes they are good enough for a couple days
I’m excited to follow along with you on this journey. Reading through the Psalms has been a life changing experience for me and it’s no coincidence when the Psalm I read that day applies specifically to issues going on in my life at that moment. You 2 are going to be so blessed!!
This is awesome! You definitely nailed the triumphant feel of the Psalm.
And the stranger looks remarkably similar to Sam… how strange.
Bri this is beautiful!!!! Gave me the chills
and brought my heart to worship!! Keep it up girl!
Bri, LOVE< LOVE<LOVE this song!!! Your voice is amazing and I'm thrilled to hear and enjoy what God is giving you each week. Thanks for doing this project. Can't wait to hear more.
Love, Erin
Bri,
My mind is blown. This is phenomenal! Seriously! So beautiful. I just really love that you and Lauren are doing this. The duet is amazing too! Ahhhhh! You are both so talented and I love that you guys are able to channel your talents into glorifying God so beautifully. Keep up the amazing work you two!
Christina