but whose delight(A) is in the law of the Lord,(B)
    and who meditates(C) on his law day and night.

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But they delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.

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Tremble and[a] do not sin;(A)
    when you are on your beds,(B)
    search your hearts and be silent.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 4:4 Or In your anger (see Septuagint)

Don’t sin by letting anger control you.
    Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude

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17 Evening,(A) morning(B) and noon(C)
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.

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17 Morning, noon, and night
    I cry out in my distress,
    and the Lord hears my voice.

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148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,(A)
    that I may meditate on your promises.

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148 I stay awake through the night,
    thinking about your promise.

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May my prayer be set before you like incense;(A)
    may the lifting up of my hands(B) be like the evening sacrifice.(C)

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Accept my prayer as incense offered to you,
    and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

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30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes(A) stood before me

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30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.

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