Psalm 3–5

Psalm III.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

Lord, ^ahow are they increased that trouble me!

Many are they ^bthat rise up against me.

²Many there be which say of my soul,

^cThere is no help for him in God. Selah.

³But thou, O Lord, art ^da shield for me;

My glory, and ^ethe lifter up of mine head.

^4eeI cried unto the Lord with my voice,

And ^fhe heard me out of ^ghis holy hill. Selah.

⁵I ^hlaid me down and slept;

I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

⁶ⁱI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,

That have set themselves against me round about.

⁷Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God:

For thou hast ^ksmitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;

Thou hast ^lbroken the teeth of the ungodly.

^8mSalvation belongeth unto the Lord:

Thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalm IV.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness:

Thou hast ^aenlarged me when I was in distress;

Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

²O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame?

How long will ye love vanity, and seek after ^bleasing? Selah.

³But know that the Lord hath ^cset apart him that is ^ccgodly for himself:

The Lord will hear when I call unto him.

^4dStand in awe, and sin not:

^eCommune with your own heart ^eeupon your bed, and be still. Selah.

^5fOffer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And ^gput your trust in the Lord.

⁶There be many that say, Who will shew us any good?

Lord, ^hlift thou up ⁱthe light of thy countenance upon us.

⁷Thou hast put ^kgladness in my heart,

More than in the time that their corn and their ^lwine increased.

⁸I will ^mboth ⁿlay me down in peace, and sleep:

For thou, Lord, only makest me dwell ^oin safety.

Psalm V.

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words, O Lord,

Consider my ^ameditation.

²Hearken unto the voice of my cry, ^aamy King, and my God:

For ^bunto thee will I pray.

³My voice shalt thou hear ^cin the morning, O Lord;

In the morning will I direct ^dmy prayer unto thee, and will ^elook up.

⁴For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Neither shall evil dwell with thee.

⁵The ^ffoolish shall not stand in thy sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

⁶Thou shalt destroy them that speak ^gleasing:

The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

⁷But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy:

And in thy fear ^ggwill I worship ^htoward thy holy temple.

⁸ⁱLead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies;

^jMake thy way straight before my face.

⁹For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;

^jjTheir inward part is very wickedness;

^kTheir throat is ^lan open sepulchre;

^mThey flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰Destroy thou them, O God;

Let them fall by their own counsels;

Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions;

For they have rebelled against thee.

¹¹But let ⁿall those that put their trust in thee ^orejoice:

Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:

Let them also that love thy name ^pbe joyful in thee.

¹²For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous;

With favour wilt thou compass him ^qas with a shield.