Psalm 3 is a prayer psalm of the individual and reflects a situation of personal attack (e.g., “rise up against me” and “many are saying of me,” vv. 1, 2). Even so, we must note the closing verse is almost hymnic in nature, with a general statement of praise and a benediction on behalf of “your people.” The alternation between direct address to Yahweh (vv. 1–3, 7, 8b) and third-person reference to him (vv. 4–6, 8a) may imply liturgical shifts between prayer to God and testimonies of trust addressed to a group of supporters, perhaps a congregation. Thus, even in the midst of personal attack, the psalm maintains connections between the individual and the corporate community by its use of a closing benediction and a probable liturgical setting. The psalm develops by first alerting Yahweh to t…