Psalm 4:1–9:20

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.

Psalm VI.

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

O ^aLord, rebuke me not in thine anger,

Neither ^bchasten me in thy hot displeasure.

^2cHave mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak:

O Lord, ^dheal me; for my bones ^eare vexed.

³My soul is also sore ^evexed:

But thou, O Lord, ^fhow long?

^4ffReturn, O Lord, deliver my soul:

O save me for thy mercy’s sake.

^5gFor in death there is no remembrance of thee:

In the grave who shall give thee thanks?

^6ggI am weary with ^hmy groaning;

All the night make I my bed to swim;

I water my couch with my tears.

⁷ⁱMine eye is consumed because of grief;

It waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

^8jDepart from me, all ^kye workers of iniquity;

For ^lthe Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

⁹The Lord hath heard my ^msupplication;

The Lord will receive my ^mprayer.

¹⁰Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore ^evexed:

Let them ⁿreturn and be ashamed suddenly.

Psalm VII.

Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.

O Lord my God, ^ain thee do I put my trust:

^bSave me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

²Lest he ^ctear my soul like a lion,

Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

³O Lord my God, ^dif I have done this;

If there be ^einiquity in my hands;

⁴If I have rewarded evil unto ^eehim that was at peace with me;

(Yea, ^fI have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

⁵Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it;

Yea, let him ^gtread down my life upon the earth,

And lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

⁶Arise, O Lord, in thine anger,

^hLift up thyself because of ⁱthe rage of mine enemies:

And ^jawake for me ^kto the judgment that thou hast commanded.

⁷So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about:

For their sakes therefore return thou on high.

⁸The Lord shall judge the people:

^lJudge me, O Lord, ^laccording to my righteousness,

And according to mine integrity that is ^min me.

⁹O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just:

ⁿFor the righteous God trieth ^othe hearts and reins.

¹⁰My defence is of God,

Which saveth ^pthe upright in heart.

¹¹God judgeth the righteous,

And God is angry with the wicked every day.

¹²If he turn not, he will ^qwhet his sword;

He hath ^rbent his bow, and ^smade it ready.

¹³He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He ordaineth ^this arrows against ^uthe persecutors.

¹⁴Behold, he travaileth with ^viniquity,

And hath ^vconceived mischief,

And ^vbrought forth falsehood.

¹⁵He made a pit, and digged it,

And ^wis fallen into the ditch which he made.

^16wHis mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

¹⁷I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness:

And ^xwill sing praise to the name of the Lord most High.

Psalm VIII.

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

O Lord our Lord,

How ^aexcellent is thy name in all the earth!

Who ^bhast set thy glory above the heavens.

^2cOut of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength

Because of thine enemies,

That thou mightest still ^dthe enemy and the avenger.

³When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy ^efingers,

The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

^4fWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him?

And ^gthe son of man, that thou visitest him?

⁵For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,

And hast crowned him with ^hglory and ^hhonour.

⁶ⁱThou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;

^kThou hast put all things under his feet:

⁷All sheep and oxen,

Yea, and the beasts of the field;

⁸ⁱThe fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea,

And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

^9lO Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Psalms IX. & X.

To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David.

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;

I will shew forth all thy ^amarvellous works.

²I will be glad and ^brejoice in thee:

^cI will sing praise to thy name, ^dO thou most High.

³When mine enemies are turned back,

They shall fall and perish at thy presence.

⁴For thou hast maintained my right and my cause;

Thou satest ^ein the throne judging right.

^5eeThou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked,

Thou hast ^fput out their name for ever and ever.

^6gO thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end:

And thou hast destroyed cities;

Their memorial is perished with them.

⁷But ^hthe Lord shall endure for ever:

He hath ⁱprepared his throne for judgment.

⁸And ^khe shall judge the world in righteousness,

^lHe shall minister judgment to the people ^lmin uprightness.

⁹The Lord also will be a refuge for ^mmthe oppressed,

A refuge ⁿin times of trouble.

¹⁰And they that ^oknow thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

¹¹Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people ^phis doings.

¹²When ^qhe maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

^13rHave mercy upon me, O Lord;

Consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me,

Thou that liftest me up from ^sthe gates of death:

¹⁴That I may shew forth all thy praise

In the gates of the daughter of Zion:

I will ^trejoice ^tuin thy salvation.

^15xThe heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made:

In the ^ynet which they hid is their own foot taken.

^16zThe Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth:

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Higgaion. Selah.

¹⁷The wicked shall be turned into hell,

And all the nations ^athat forget God.

¹⁸For the needy shall not alway be forgotten:

^bThe expectation of ^cthe poor shall ^dnot perish for ever.

¹⁹Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail:

Let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

²⁰Put them in fear, O Lord:

That the nations may ^eknow themselves to be but men. Selah.

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