Psalm 3–5

PSALM 3

Yahweh, Save Me

A Psalm of David. When ^†he fled from Absalom his son.

¹O Yahweh, how ^amy adversaries have become many!

Many are rising up against me.

²Many are saying ¹of my soul,

“There is no ^asalvation for him in God.” ²Selah.

³But You, O Yahweh, are ^aa shield about me,

My ^bglory, and the One who ^clifts my head.

⁴I was calling to Yahweh with my voice,

And He ^aanswered me from ^bHis holy ¹mountain. Selah.

⁵¹I ^alay down and slept;

I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me.

⁶I will ^anot be afraid of ten thousands of people

Who all around ^bhave set themselves against me.

^7aArise, O Yahweh; ^bsave me, O my God!

For You have ^cstruck all my enemies on the ¹cheek;

You ²have ^dshattered the teeth of the wicked.

^81aSalvation belongs to Yahweh;

Your ^bblessing ²be upon Your people! Selah.

PSALM 4

Yahweh Makes Me Abide in Safety

^†For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

^1aAnswer me when ^bI call, O God ¹of my righteousness!

You have ^2crelieved me in my distress;

Be ^dgracious to me and ^ehear my prayer.

²O sons of men, how long will ^amy glory become ^ba reproach?

How long will you love ^cwhat is worthless and seek ^dfalsehood? ¹Selah.

³But know that Yahweh has ^1aset apart the ^bholy one for Himself;

Yahweh ^chears when I call to Him.

^41aTremble, ^2band do not sin;

^3cPonder in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

⁵Offer ¹the ^asacrifices of righteousness,

And ^btrust in Yahweh.

⁶Many are saying, “^aWho will show us good?”

^bLift up the light of Your face upon us, O Yahweh!

⁷You have put ^agladness in my heart,

More than when their grain and new wine abound.

⁸In peace I will ¹both ^alie down and sleep,

For You alone, O Yahweh, make me to ^babide in safety.

PSALM 5

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

For the choir director. For ^†the flutes. A Psalm of David.

^1aGive ear to my words, O Yahweh,

Consider my ^bmeditation.

²Give heed to ^athe sound of my cry for help, ^bmy King and my God,

For to You I pray.

³O Yahweh, in the morning, ¹You will hear my voice;

In the ^amorning I will order my ²prayer to You and eagerly ^bwatch.

⁴For You are not a God ^awho delights in wickedness;

^bEvil does not sojourn with You.

⁵The ^aboastful shall not ^bstand before Your eyes;

You ^chate all workers of iniquity.

⁶You ^adestroy those who speak falsehood;

Yahweh abhors ^bthe man of bloodshed and deceit.

⁷But as for me, ^ain the abundance of Your lovingkindness I will enter Your house,

¹At Your holy temple I will ^bworship in ^cfear of You.

⁸O Yahweh, ^alead me ^bin Your righteousness ^cbecause of ¹my foes;

Make Your way ²straight before me.

⁹There is ^anothing ¹reliable in their mouth;

Their ^binward part is destruction itself.

Their ^cthroat is an open grave;

They ²flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰Hold them guilty, O God;

^aBy their own devices let them fall!

In the abundance of their transgressions ^bthrust them out,

For they are ^crebellious against You.

¹¹But let all who ^atake refuge in You ^bbe glad,

Let them ever sing for joy;

And ¹may You ^cshelter them,

That those who ^dlove Your name may exult in You.

¹²For it is You who ^ablesses the righteous one, O Yahweh,

You ^bsurround him with favor as with a large shield.