Psalm 3:7
“Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 3Meaning
The appeal belongs to divine judgment, not private retaliation. The imagery answers enemies who speak, bite, and threaten by asking God to remove their capacity to devour.
Appeal for judgment and confession of salvation
Asks God to disable violent opposition and closes by locating salvation and blessing in the LORD.
Read carefully
The speaker addresses God and entrusts judgment to God; no mandate for private violence is given.
Reflection
Ask God for protection and just restraint, pursue lawful and safe means of escape, and refuse to turn the verse into permission for revenge.