Psalm 3–5

Psalm 3

¹The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom. Absalom.

²Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

³Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

⁴But thou, O Lord, art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁵I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.

⁶I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.

⁷I will not fear thousands of the people surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God.

⁸For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

⁹Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.

Psalm 4

¹Unto the end, in verses. A psalm for David.

²When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me. Have mercy on me: and hear my prayer.

³O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? why do you love vanity, and seek after lying?

⁴Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.

⁵Be ye angry, and sin not: the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds.

⁶Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: many say, Who sheweth us good things?

⁷The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: thou hast given gladness in my heart.

⁸By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, they are multiplied:

⁹In peace in the self same I will sleep, and I will rest:

¹⁰For thou, O Lord, singularly hast settled me in hope.

Psalm 5

¹Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm for David.

²Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.

³Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.

⁴For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice.

⁵In the morning I will stand before thee, and I will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.

⁶Neither shall the wicked dwell near thee: nor shall the unjust abide before thy eyes.

⁷Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.

⁸But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

⁹Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

¹⁰For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.

¹¹Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickednesses cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

¹²But let all them be glad that hope in thee: they shall rejoice for ever, and thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love thy name shall glory in thee.

¹³For thou wilt bless the just. O Lord, thou hast crowned us, as with a shield of thy good will.