Psalm 3–5

Psalm 3

A Psalm of David When He Fled from Absalom His Son.

¹Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!

Many are they who rise up against me.

²Many are they who say of me,

“There is no help for him in God.”

Selah

³But You, O Lord, are ^ba shield ¹for me,

My glory and ^cthe One who lifts up my head.

⁴I cried to the Lord with my voice,

And ^dHe heard me from His ^eholy hill.

Selah

^5fI lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.

^6gI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people

Who have set themselves against me all around.

⁷Arise, O Lord;

Save me, O my God!

^hFor You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;

You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

⁸ⁱSalvation belongs to the Lord.

Your blessing is upon Your people.

Selah

Psalm 4

To the Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. A Psalm of David.

¹Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have relieved me in my distress;

²Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

²How long, O you sons of men,

Will you turn my glory to shame?

How long will you love worthlessness

And seek falsehood?

Selah

³But know that ^athe Lord has ³set apart for Himself him who is godly;

The Lord will hear when I call to Him.

^4bBe ⁴angry, and do not sin.

^cMeditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.

Selah

⁵Offer ^dthe sacrifices of righteousness,

And ^eput your trust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say,

“Who will show us any good?”

^fLord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.

⁷You have put ^ggladness in my heart,

More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

^8hI will both lie down in peace, and sleep;

ⁱFor You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 5

To the Chief Musician. With Flutes. A Psalm of David.

¹Give ^aear to my words, O Lord,

Consider my ²meditation.

²Give heed to the voice of my cry,

My King and my God,

For to You I will pray.

³My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;

^bIn the morning I will direct it to You,

And I will look up.

⁴For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,

Nor shall evil ³dwell with You.

⁵The ^cboastful shall not ^dstand in Your sight;

You hate all workers of iniquity.

⁶You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;

The Lord abhors the ^ebloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;

In fear of You I will worship toward ⁴Your holy temple.

^8fLead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;

Make Your way straight before my face.

⁹For there is no ⁵faithfulness in their mouth;

Their inward part is destruction;

^gTheir throat is an open tomb;

They flatter with their tongue.

¹⁰Pronounce them guilty, O God!

Let them fall by their own counsels;

Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,

For they have rebelled against You.

¹¹But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;

Let them ever shout for joy, because You ⁶defend them;

Let those also who love Your name

Be joyful in You.

¹²For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;

With favor You will surround him as with a shield.