Psalm 4-6

English Standard Version

Answer Me When I Call

To the ^(A)choirmaster: with ^(B)stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 Answer me when I call, O God of my ^(C)righteousness!
You have ^(D)given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

²O men,^[a] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after ^(E)lies? Selah
³But know that the Lord has ^(F)set apart ^(G)the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.

⁴^(H)Be angry,^[b] and do not sin;
^(I)ponder in your own hearts ^(J)on your beds, and be silent. Selah
⁵Offer ^(K)right sacrifices,
and put your ^(L)trust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
^(M)Lift up ^(N)the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
⁷You have put ^(O)more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both ^(P)lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me ^(Q)dwell in safety.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

5 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    consider my ^(R)groaning.
²Give attention to the sound of my cry,
    my ^(S)King and my God,
    for ^(T)to you do I pray.
³O Lord, in ^(U)the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you^[c] and ^(V)watch.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil may not dwell with you.
⁵The ^(W)boastful shall not ^(X)stand before your eyes;
    you ^(Y)hate all evildoers.
⁶You destroy those who speak ^(Z)lies;
    the Lord abhors ^(AA)the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house.
I will ^(AB)bow down ^(AC)toward your ^(AD)holy temple
    in the fear of you.
⁸^(AE)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    ^(AF)make your way straight before me.

⁹For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is ^(AG)destruction;
^(AH)their throat is ^(AI)an open grave;
    they ^(AJ)flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰^(AK)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them ^(AL)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who ^(AM)take refuge in you ^(AN)rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name may ^(AO)exult in you.
¹²For you ^(AP)bless the righteous, O Lord;
    you ^(AQ)cover him with favor as with ^(AR)a shield.

O Lord, Deliver My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to ^(AS)The Sheminith.^[d] A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, ^(AT)rebuke me not in your anger,
    nor ^(AU)discipline me in your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    ^(AV)heal me, O Lord, ^(AW)for my bones are troubled.
³My ^(AX)soul also is greatly troubled.
    But you, O Lord—^(AY)how long?

⁴Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
⁵For in ^(AZ)death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?

⁶I am ^(BA)weary with my ^(BB)moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷My ^(BC)eye wastes away because of grief;
    it grows weak because of all my foes.

⁸^(BD)Depart from me, all you ^(BE)workers of evil,
    for the Lord ^(BF)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord has heard my ^(BG)plea;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
    they shall ^(BH)turn back and be put to shame in a moment.