Psalm 1–4

Psalm 1

1  Blessed is the man

That awalketh not in the counsel of the ||ungodly,

Nor standeth in the way of sinners,

Nor bsitteth in the seat of the cscornful.

2  But dhis delight is in the law of the Lord;

And ein his law doth he meditate day and night.

3  And he shall be flike a tree planted by the rivers of water,

That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;

gHis leaf also shall not †wither;

And whatsoever he doeth shall hprosper.

4  The ungodly are not so:

But are ilike the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5  Therefore the ungodly shall not jstand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6  For kthe Lord knoweth the way of the righteous:

But the way lof the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 2

1  *aWhy do bthe heathen ||rage,

And the people †imagine a vain thing?

2  The ckings of the earth set themselves,

And the crulers take counsel together,

Against the Lord, and against his danointed, esaying,

3  Let us fbreak their bands asunder,

And cast away their cords from us.

4  He that gsitteth in the heavens shall hlaugh:

The Lord shall hihave them in derision.

5  Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,

And ||vex them in his sore displeasure.

6  Yet have I †set my king

†Upon my holy hill of Zion.

7  I will declare ||the decree:

The Lord hath said unto me, kThou art my Son;

This day have I begotten thee.

8  Ask of me,

And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,

And lthe uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9  Thou shalt mbreak them nwith a rod of iron;

Thou shalt dash them in pieces olike a potter’s vessel.

10  Be wise now therefore, O ye kings:

Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

11  Serve the Lord with fear,

And rejoice with ptrembling.

12  qKiss the rSon, lest he be angry,

And ye perish from the way,

sWhen his wrath is kindled but a little.

tBlessed are uall they that put their trust in him.

Psalm 3

A Psalm of David, *when he fled from Absalom his son.

1  *Lord, aHow are they increased that trouble me!

Many are they bthat rise up against me.

2  Many there be which say of my soul,

cThere is no help for him in God. Selah.

3  But thou, O Lord, art da shield ||for me;

My glory, and ethe lifter up of mine head.

4  eeI cried unto the Lord with my voice,

And fhe heard me out of ghis holy hill. Selah.

5  I hlaid me down and slept;

I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

6  iI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,

That have set themselves against me round about.

7  Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God:

For thou hast ksmitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;

Thou hast lbroken the teeth of the ungodly.

8  mSalvation belongeth unto the Lord:

Thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalm 4

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

1  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.

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

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

3  But know that the Lord hath cset apart him that is ccgodly for himself:

The Lord will hear when I call unto him.

4  dStand in awe, and sin not:

eCommune with your own heart eeupon your bed, and be still. Selah.

5  fOffer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And gput your trust in the Lord.

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

Lord, hLift thou up ithe light of thy countenance upon us.

7  Thou hast put kgladness in my heart,

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

8  I will mboth nlay me down in peace, and sleep:

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