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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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or O men of rank
  2. 2Or Be agitated

Cross references

  1. ePs. 61:title; Hab. 3:19
  2. fIsa. 54:17; Jer. 23:6
  3. gSee Job 36:16
  4. h[Ps. 5:6]
  5. i[Ex. 11:7]
  6. j[Ps. 50:5]
  7. kCited Eph. 4:26
  8. lPs. 77:6
  9. mSee Ps. 42:8
  10. nPs. 51:19; Deut. 33:19
  11. oPs. 37:3; 62:8
  12. pNum. 6:26
  13. qPs. 89:15; [Ps. 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; 119:135]
  14. r[Isa. 9:3; 16:10; Jer. 48:38]
  15. sSee Ps. 3:5
  16. tPs. 16:9; Lev. 25:18, 19; 26:5; Deut. 33:28

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

Answer me when I call to you,

my righteous God.

Give me relief from my distress;

have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

How long will you people turn my glory into shame?

How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?

Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

Tremble and do not sin;

when you are on your beds,

search your hearts and be silent.

Offer the sacrifices of the righteous

and trust in the Lord.

Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”

Let the light of your face shine on us.

Fill my heart with joy

when their grain and new wine abound.

In peace I will lie down and sleep,

for you alone, Lord,

make me dwell in safety.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

Answer me when I call,

God, who vindicates me.

You freed me from affliction;

be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

How long, exalted ones, will my honor be insulted?

How long will you love what is worthless

and pursue a lie?

Selah

Know that the Lord has set apart

the faithful for himself;

the Lord will hear when I call to him.

Be angry and do not sin;

reflect in your heart while on your bed and be silent.

Selah

Offer sacrifices in righteousness

and trust in the Lord.

Many are asking, “Who can show us anything good?”

Let the light of your face shine on us, Lord.

You have put more joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,

for you alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

Answer me when I call to you,

O God who declares me innocent.

Free me from my troubles.

Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

How long will you people ruin my reputation?

How long will you make groundless accusations?

How long will you continue your lies?

Interlude

You can be sure of this:

The Lord set apart the godly for himself.

The Lord will answer when I call to him.

Don’t sin by letting anger control you.

Think about it overnight and remain silent.

Interlude

Offer sacrifices in the right spirit,

and trust the Lord.

Many people say, “Who will show us better times?”

Let your face smile on us, Lord.

You have given me greater joy

than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.

In peace I will lie down and sleep,

for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the music director; with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness.

In trouble deliver me.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

O sons of man, how long will my honor be a disgrace?

How long will you love vanity?

How long will you seek lies? Selah

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself the faithful one.

Yahweh hears when I call to him.

Be disturbed but do not sin.

Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah

Offer correct sacrifices,

and trust in Yahweh.

Many are saying, “Who will show us something good?”

Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

You have put gladness in my heart

more than when their grain and their wine abound.

In peace I will lie down and sleep at once,

for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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

Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress;

Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

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

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

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself:

The Lord will hear when I call unto him.

Stand in awe, and sin not:

Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And put your trust in the Lord.

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

Lord, Lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart,

More than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep:

For thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

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