Psalm 3–4

Save Me, O My God

3A Psalm of David, ⁿwhen he fled from Absalom his son.

¹O Lord, ^ohow many are my foes!

Many are ^prising against me;

²many are saying of my soul,

^q“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah¹

³But you, O Lord, are ^ra shield ^sabout me,

my glory, and ^tthe lifter of my head.

⁴I ^ucried aloud to the Lord,

and he ^vanswered me from his ^wholy hill. Selah

⁵I ^xlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

⁶I ^ywill not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have ^zset themselves against me all around.

^7aArise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you ^bstrike all my enemies on the cheek;

you ^cbreak the teeth of the wicked.

^8dSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

Answer Me When I Call

4To the ^echoirmaster: with ^estringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

¹Answer me when I call, O God of my ^frighteousness!

You have ^ggiven me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

²O men,¹ how long shall my honor be turned into shame?

How long will you love vain words and seek after ^hlies? Selah

³But know that the Lord has ⁱset apart ^jthe godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

^4kBe angry,² and do not sin;

^lponder in your own hearts ^mon your beds, and be silent. Selah

⁵Offer ⁿright sacrifices,

and put your ^otrust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

^pLift up ^qthe light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

⁷You have put ^rmore joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both ^slie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord, make me ^tdwell in safety.