Psalm 4

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.

Notas al pie

Psalm 4 Title I.e., Belonging to the choir director’s anthology
Psalm 4:1 I.e., who maintains my right
Psalm 4:1 Lit made room for
Psalm 4:2 Or glory
Psalm 4:3 Another reading is dealt wonderfully with
Psalm 4:4 I.e., with anger or fear
Psalm 4:4 Or but
Psalm 4:4 Lit Speak
Psalm 4:5 Or righteous sacrifices
Psalm 4:8 Or at the same time

Psalm 34

New American Standard Bible

The Lord, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.

A Psalm of David, when he pretended to be insane before ^[a]Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

34 I will ^(A)bless the Lord at all times;
His ^(B)praise shall continually be in my mouth.
²My soul will ^(C)make its boast in the Lord;
The ^(D)humble will hear it and rejoice.
³^(E)Exalt the Lord with me,
And let’s ^(F)exalt His name together.

⁴I ^(G)sought the Lord and He answered me,
And ^(H)rescued me from all my fears.
⁵They ^(I)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will ^(J)never be ashamed.
⁶This wretched man cried out, and ^(K)the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
⁷The ^(L)angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

⁸^(M)Taste and see that the Lord is good;
How ^(N)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
⁹Fear the Lord, you ^(O)His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is ^(P)no lack of anything.
¹⁰The young lions do without and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord will ^(Q)not lack any good thing.
¹¹^(R)Come, you children, listen to me;
^(S)I will teach you ^(T)the fear of the Lord.
¹²^(U)Who is the person who desires life
And loves length of days, that he may ^(V)see good?
¹³Keep ^(W)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking ^(X)deceit.
¹⁴^(Y)Turn from evil and do good;
Seek peace and ^(Z)pursue it.

¹⁵The ^(AA)eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears are toward their cry for help.
¹⁶The ^(AB)face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To ^(AC)eliminate the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷The righteous ^(AD)cry out, and the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord ^(AE)is near to the ^(AF)brokenhearted
And saves those who are ^[b]^(AG)crushed in spirit.

¹⁹^(AH)The ^(AI)afflictions of the righteous are many,
But the Lord ^(AJ)rescues him from them all.
²⁰He protects all his bones,
^(AK)Not one of them is broken.
²¹^(AL)Evil will bring death to the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will suffer for their guilt.
²²The Lord ^(AM)redeems the souls of His servants,
And none of those who ^(AN)take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt.

Notas al pie

Psalm 34 Title Possibly a title of King Achish of Gath, see 1 Sam 21:10-15
Psalm 34:18 Or contrite

Psalm 64

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, God, in ^(A)my ^[a]complaint;
^(B)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.
²Hide me from the ^(C)secret discussion of evildoers,
From the restlessness of ^(D)the workers of injustice,
³Who ^(E)have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They ^(F)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
⁴To ^(G)shoot ^[b]from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^(H)do not fear.
⁵They make firm for themselves an evil ^[c]purpose;
They ^[d]talk of ^(I)setting snares secretly;
They say, “^(J)Who can see them?”
⁶They ^[e]devise injustices, saying,
“We are ^[f]ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the ^[g]^(K)inward thought and the heart of a person are ^[h]deep.

⁷But ^(L)God ^[i]will shoot an arrow at them;
Suddenly ^[j]they will be wounded.
⁸So ^[k]they ^[l]will ^(M)make him stumble;
^(N)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will ^(O)shake their heads.
⁹Then all people ^[m]will ^(P)fear,
And they ^[n]will ^(Q)declare the work of God,
And ^[o]will consider ^[p]what He has done.
¹⁰The righteous person will be ^(R)glad in the Lord and ^(S)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.

Notas al pie

Psalm 64:1 Or concern
Psalm 64:4 Lit in
Psalm 64:5 Lit matter
Psalm 64:5 Lit tell of
Psalm 64:6 Or search out
Psalm 64:6 Lit complete
Psalm 64:6 Or inward part
Psalm 64:6 Or unsearchable
Psalm 64:7 Or shot
Psalm 64:7 Or they were wounded; lit their wounds occurred
Psalm 64:8 Or they make their tongue a stumbling for themselves
Psalm 64:8 Or made
Psalm 64:9 Or feared
Psalm 64:9 Or declared
Psalm 64:9 Or considered
Psalm 64:9 Lit His work

Psalm 94

New American Standard Bible

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

94 Lord, God of ^[a]^(A)vengeance,
God of ^[b]vengeance, ^[c]^(B)shine forth!
²^(C)Rise up, ^(D)Judge of the earth,
Pay back retribution ^(E)to the proud.
³How long, Lord, shall the wicked—
How long shall the ^(F)wicked triumph?
⁴They pour out words, they ^(G)speak arrogantly;
All who do injustice ^(H)boast.
⁵They ^(I)crush Your people, Lord,
And ^(J)afflict Your inheritance.
⁶They ^(K)kill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
⁷^(L)They have said, “^[d]The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”

⁸Pay attention, you ^(M)stupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, ^(N)foolish ones?
⁹He who ^(O)planted the ear, ^[e]does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, ^[f]does He not see?
¹⁰He who ^[g]^(P)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who ^(Q)teaches mankind knowledge?
¹¹The Lord ^(R)knows human thoughts,
^[h]That they are mere breath.

¹²Blessed is the man whom ^(S)You discipline, ^[i]Lord,
And ^(T)whom You teach from Your Law,
¹³So that You may grant him ^(U)relief from the ^(V)days of adversity,
Until ^(W)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For ^(X)the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He ^(Y)abandon His inheritance.
¹⁵For ^[j]^(Z)judgment ^[k]will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart ^[l]will follow it.
¹⁶Who will ^(AA)stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me ^(AB)against those who do injustice?

¹⁷If ^(AC)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
¹⁸If I should say, “^(AD)My foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
¹⁹When my anxious thoughts ^[m]multiply within me,
Your ^(AE)comfort delights my soul.
²⁰Can a ^[n]^(AF)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One ^(AG)which devises ^[o]mischief by decree?
²¹They ^(AH)band themselves together against the ^[p]life of the righteous
And ^(AI)condemn ^[q]the innocent to death.
²²But the Lord has been my ^(AJ)refuge,
And my God the ^(AK)rock of my refuge.
²³He has ^(AL)brought back their injustice upon them,
And He will ^[r]^(AM)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will ^[s]destroy them.

Notas al pie

Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
Psalm 94:1 Or has shone forth
Psalm 94:7 Heb Yah
Psalm 94:9 Or can
Psalm 94:9 Or can
Psalm 94:10 Or instructs
Psalm 94:11 Or For
Psalm 94:12 Heb Yah
Psalm 94:15 I.e., administration of justice
Psalm 94:15 Lit will return to righteousness
Psalm 94:15 Lit will be after it
Psalm 94:19 Or are many
Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune
Psalm 94:21 Or soul
Psalm 94:21 Lit innocent blood
Psalm 94:23 Or silence
Psalm 94:23 Or silence

Psalm 124

New American Standard Bible

Praise for Rescue from Enemies.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

124 “^(A)Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
^(B)Let Israel say,
²“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When people rose up against us,
³Then they would have ^(C)swallowed us alive,
When their ^(D)anger was kindled against us;
⁴Then the ^(E)waters would have flooded over us,
The stream would have ^[a]swept over our souls;
⁵Then the ^(F)raging waters would have ^[b]swept over our souls.”

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us ^[c]to be ^(G)torn by their teeth.
⁷Our souls have ^(H)escaped ^(I)like a bird from the trapper’s ^(J)snare;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
⁸Our ^(K)help is in the name of the Lord,
Who ^(L)made heaven and earth.

Notas al pie

Psalm 124:4 Or passed over
Psalm 124:5 Or passed over
Psalm 124:6 Lit as a prey to

Proverbs 4

New American Standard Bible

A Father’s Instruction

4 Listen, my sons, to the ^(A)instruction of a father,
And ^(B)pay attention so that you may ^[a]gain understanding,
²For I give you good ^(C)teaching;
^(D)Do not abandon my ^[b]instruction.
³When I was a son to my father,
^(E)Tender and ^(F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
⁴He ^(G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart ^(H)take hold of my words;
^(I)Keep my commandments and live;
⁵^(J)Acquire wisdom! ^(K)Acquire understanding!
Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
⁶Do not abandon her, and she will guard you;
^(L)Love her, and she will watch over you.
⁷^(M)The ^[c]beginning of wisdom is: ^(N)Acquire wisdom;
And with all your possessions, acquire understanding.
⁸^(O)Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
⁹She will place ^(P)on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

¹⁰Listen, my son, and ^(Q)accept my sayings,
And the ^(R)years of your life will be many.
¹¹I have ^(S)instructed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.
¹²When you walk, your ^(T)steps will not be hampered;
And if you run, you ^(U)will not stumble.
¹³^(V)Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your ^(W)life.
¹⁴^(X)Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil people.
¹⁵Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
¹⁶For they ^(Y)cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And ^[d]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
¹⁷For they ^(Z)eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
¹⁸But the ^(AA)path of the righteous is like the ^(AB)light of dawn
That ^(AC)shines brighter and brighter until the ^(AD)full day.
¹⁹The ^(AE)way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they ^[e]^(AF)stumble.

²⁰My son, ^(AG)pay attention to my words;
^(AH)Incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹^(AI)They are not to escape from your sight;
^(AJ)Keep them in the midst of your heart.
²²For they are ^(AK)life to those who find them,
And ^(AL)healing to all ^[f]their body.
²³Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For ^(AM)from it flow the springs of life.
²⁴Rid yourself of a ^(AN)deceitful mouth
And ^(AO)keep devious ^[g]speech far from you.
²⁵Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your ^[h]gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
²⁶^(AP)^[i]Watch the path of your feet,
And all your ^(AQ)ways will be established.
²⁷^(AR)Do not turn to the right or to the left;
^(AS)Turn your foot from evil.