Psalm 4–6

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.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

5To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

¹Give ear to my words, O Lord;

consider my ^ugroaning.

²Give attention to the sound of my cry,

my ^vKing and my God,

for ^wto you do I pray.

³O Lord, in ^xthe morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you¹ and ^ywatch.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;

evil may not dwell with you.

⁵The ^zboastful shall not ^astand before your eyes;

you ^bhate all evildoers.

⁶You destroy those who speak ^clies;

the Lord abhors ^dthe bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,

will enter your house.

I will ^ebow down ^ftoward your ^gholy temple

in the fear of you.

^8hLead me, O Lord, in your righteousness

because of my enemies;

ⁱmake your way straight before me.

⁹For there is no truth in their mouth;

their inmost self is ^jdestruction;

^ktheir throat is ^lan open grave;

they ^mflatter with their tongue.

¹⁰ⁿMake them bear their guilt, O God;

let them ^ofall by their own counsels;

because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,

for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who ^ptake refuge in you ^qrejoice;

let them ever sing for joy,

and spread your protection over them,

that those who love your name may ^rexult in you.

¹²For you ^sbless the righteous, O Lord;

you ^tcover him with favor as with ^ua shield.

O Lord, Deliver My Life

6To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to ^vThe Sheminith.¹ A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, ^wrebuke me not in your anger,

nor ^xdiscipline me in your wrath.

²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;

^yheal me, O Lord, ^zfor my bones are troubled.

³My ^asoul also is greatly troubled.

But you, O Lord—^bhow long?

⁴Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;

save me for the sake of your steadfast love.

⁵For in ^cdeath there is no remembrance of you;

in Sheol who will give you praise?

⁶I am ^dweary with my ^emoaning;

every night I flood my bed with tears;

I drench my couch with my weeping.

⁷My ^feye wastes away because of grief;

it grows weak because of all my foes.

^8gDepart from me, all you ^hworkers of evil,

for the Lord ⁱhas heard the sound of my weeping.

⁹The Lord has heard my ^jplea;

the Lord accepts my prayer.

¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;

they shall ^kturn back and be put to shame in a moment.