O Lord, How Many They

O Lord, how many they
Who deeply trouble me;
How greatly are they multiplied
Who do me injury.

There is no help for him,
No help in God, they say;
Thou art my Shield and Glory, Lord,
Thou art my certain Stay.

I called to God, He heard
From out His holy hill.
I fell asleep, I woke in peace,
For He sustained me still.

Arise and save, O Lord,
For Thou didst smite my foe.
Salvation cometh from the Lord;
His saints His blessings know.

Author: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady

Year: 1696

This is a metrical rendering of Psalm 3 from the New Version of the Psalms of David (Tate & Brady Psalter). The wording matches their 1696 translation closely; no other common hymn author is associated with this text.