Psalm 3

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O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
²many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”

³But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
⁴I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill.

⁵I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
⁶I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.

⁷Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people!

ESV

Story line: medieval jousting event – knights / armour

Note the clear locations for each scene. At these different places use words that sound like the text word. In addition connectives are easier to remember if turned into nouns so ‘but’ becomes ‘butterfly.’

O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;

OUTSIDE A JOUSTING ARENA

on top of a mound –

cry ” O Lord ” as you see many foes rising up – they come level with your toes ( in sandals!)

MANY x 3

Many foes
Many rising against
(Many saying)

Many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.”

WALKWAY into the the ARENA WINTER

As you go through into the arena lots of people ( Many) are saying or shouting something about your SOLE’s, there is SNOW (on the ground)

there is no= there is snow

soul = sole

Salvation = Army tea van and medical help!

But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

IN the ARENA Circle

Take up your shield with a Butterfly on it.

But = butterfly

My glory = horse called Glory- mount your horse

Lifter of my head= attendant helps lift your armoured helmet-

I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill.

ARENA Circle

glorious MOUNTAIN /HILL overlooking the ARENA

Cry aloud – charge an opponent

You look up at the holy hill and hear an answer

I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

Towards the ENEMY CASTLE

Lie down on the slope. Wake up – your attending servant gives you some food to sustain you

I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.

OUTSIDE ENEMY CASTLE

Look around you – while you slept thousands of people surround you – they have set 10 shelves all in a circle right up against you ( themselves= 10 shelves)