Psalm 3, NKJV
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked. Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people! Selah.

Psalm 3. JN paraphrase
I can’t begin to imagine what it would be like to flee from the wrath of a son. Let alone one who had deliberately and maliciously attempted to incite the nation against me.

But I must take David’s example before me as he recognized the hand of the LORD, God, the Almighty in providing for his well-being. What could be better than the LORD watching over me from His holy hill?

How many nights have I wasted, laying in my bed, fussing over a problem that is totally beyond my power to resolve, rather than taking David’s example. He laid down, he slept while turning that entire situation to the LORD, with a few suggestions on how he would like restitution to happen.

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Reading

Morning Psalm 18, Noon Psalm 119:145-152, Evening Psalm 99.. If you follow this regimen, you will pray through the Psalms every 47 days or just under 8 times per year.

An alternate Reading Plan is based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation. This plan, over a several year period will result in an average reading of the entire Bible in slightly over twice per year. I've been following this plan since 1989 and still find the mixture of Scriptures presented each day to be a delightful way to end my day. The NLB app has a scheduling tool that assists greatly in keeping track of the reading list.

Or set your own reading schedule up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits. But a daily time in the Word of the LORD is an absolute.

Suggested Supplementary Reading

Restore Us! A Call to Serious Prayer for Revival by T. M. Moore