Psalm 3–4

PSALM 3

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

¹O Lord, how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me;

²many are saying of me,

there is no help for him in God. Selah

³But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me,

my glory, and the lifter of my head.

⁴I cry aloud to the Lord,

and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

⁵I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.

⁶I am not afraid of ten thousands of people

who have set themselves against me round about.

⁷Arise, O Lord!

Deliver me, O my God!

For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek,

thou dost break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸Deliverance belongs to the Lord;

thy blessing be upon thy people! Selah

PSALM 4

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

¹Answer me when I call, O God of my right!

Thou hast given me room when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.

²O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame?

How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies? Selah

³But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

⁴Be angry, but sin not;

commune with your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

⁵Offer right sacrifices,

and put your trust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!

Lift up the light of thy countenance upon us, O Lord!”

⁷Thou hast put more joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both lie down and sleep;

for thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety.