Psalm 3-4

English Standard Version

Save Me, O My God

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

3 O Lord, ^(B)how many are my foes!
Many are ^(C)rising against me;
²many are saying of my soul,
^(D)“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah^[a]

³But you, O Lord, are ^(E)a shield ^(F)about me,
my glory, and ^(G)the lifter of my head.
⁴I ^(H)cried aloud to the Lord,
and he ^(I)answered me from his ^(J)holy hill. Selah

⁵I ^(K)lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
⁶I ^(L)will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have ^(M)set themselves against me all around.

⁷^(N)Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you ^(O)strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you ^(P)break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸^(Q)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people! Selah

Answer Me When I Call

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

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

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

⁴^(Y)Be angry,^[c] and do not sin;
^(Z)ponder in your own hearts ^(AA)on your beds, and be silent. Selah
⁵Offer ^(AB)right sacrifices,
and put your ^(AC)trust in the Lord.

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

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

Notas al pie

Psalm 3:2 The meaning of the Hebrew word Selah, used frequently in the Psalms, is uncertain. It may be a musical or liturgical direction
Psalm 4:2 Or O men of rank
Psalm 4:4 Or Be agitated