Psalm 4-6 New American Standard Bible

Evening Prayer of Trust in God.

^[a]For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 ^(A)Answer me when ^(B)I call, God ^[b]of my righteousness!
You have ^[c]^(C)relieved me in my distress;
Be ^(D)gracious to me and ^(E)hear my prayer.

²You sons of man, how long will ^(F)my ^[d]honor be treated as ^(G)an insult?
How long will you love ^(H)what is worthless and strive for a ^(I)lie? Selah
³But know that the Lord has ^[e]^(J)set apart the ^(K)godly person for Himself;
The Lord ^(L)hears when I call to Him.

⁴^[f]^(M)Tremble, ^[g]^(N)and do not sin;
^[h]^(O)Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
⁵Offer ^[i]the ^(P)sacrifices of righteousness,
And ^(Q)trust in the Lord.

⁶Many are saying, “^(R)Who will show us anything good?”
^(S)Lift up the light of Your face upon us, Lord!
⁷You have put ^(T)joy in my heart,
More than when their grain and new wine are abundant.
⁸In peace I will ^[j]both ^(U)lie down and sleep,
For You alone, Lord, have me ^(V)dwell in safety.

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the music director; for ^[k]flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

5 ^(W)Listen to my words, Lord,
Consider my ^(X)sighing.
²Listen to ^(Y)the sound of my cry for help, ^(Z)my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
³In the morning, Lord, ^[l]You will hear my voice;
In the ^(AA)morning I will present my ^[m]prayer to You and be on the ^(AB)watch.

⁴For You are not a God ^(AC)who takes pleasure in wickedness;
^(AD)No evil can dwell with You.
⁵The ^(AE)boastful will not ^(AF)stand before Your eyes;
You ^(AG)hate all who do injustice.
⁶You ^(AH)destroy those who speak lies;
The Lord loathes ^(AI)the person of bloodshed and deceit.
⁷But as for me, ^(AJ)by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,
^[n]At Your holy temple I will ^(AK)bow in ^(AL)reverence for You.

⁸Lord, ^(AM)lead me ^(AN)in Your righteousness ^(AO)because of my enemies;
Make Your way ^[o]straight before me.
⁹For there is ^(AP)nothing ^[p]trustworthy in ^[q]their mouth;
Their ^(AQ)inward part is destruction itself.
Their ^(AR)throat is an open grave;
They ^[r]flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰Make them pay, God;
^(AS)Have them fall by their own schemes!
^(AT)Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,
For they are ^(AU)rebellious against You.

¹¹But ^(AV)rejoice, all who ^(AW)take refuge in You,
Sing for joy forever!
And ^[s]may You ^(AX)shelter them,
That those who ^(AY)love Your name may rejoice in You.
¹²For You ^(AZ)bless the righteous person, Lord,
You ^(BA)surround him with favor as with a shield.

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, ^[t]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

6 Lord, ^(BB)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am ^(BC)frail;
^(BD)Heal me, Lord, for ^(BE)my bones are horrified.
³And my ^(BF)soul is greatly horrified;
But You, Lord—^(BG)how long?

⁴Return, Lord, ^(BH)rescue my ^[u]soul;
Save me because of Your mercy.
⁵For ^(BI)there is no ^[v]mention of You in death;
In ^[w]Sheol, who will praise You?

⁶I am ^(BJ)weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I flood my couch with ^(BK)my tears.
⁷My ^(BL)eye has wasted away with grief;
It has grown old because of all my enemies.

⁸^(BM)Leave me, all you who practice injustice,
For the Lord ^(BN)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord ^(BO)has heard my pleading,
The Lord ^(BP)receives my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies will ^(BQ)be put to shame and greatly horrified;
They shall ^[x]turn back, they will ^(BR)suddenly be put to shame.