Psalm 4

New King James Version

The Safety of the Faithful

To the ^[a]Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
^[b]Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

²How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood? Selah
³But know that ^(A)the Lord has ^[c]set apart for Himself him who is godly;
The Lord will hear when I call to Him.

⁴^(B)Be^[d] angry, and do not sin.
^(C)Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah
⁵Offer ^(D)the sacrifices of righteousness,
And ^(E)put your trust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say,
“Who will show us any good?”
^(F)Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
⁷You have put ^(G)gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
⁸^(H)I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
^(I)For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Footnotes

Psalm 4:1 Choir Director
Psalm 4:1 Be gracious to me
Psalm 4:3 Many Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Vg. made wonderful
Psalm 4:4 Lit. Tremble or Be agitated

Ephesians 4:17-27

New King James Version

The New Man

¹⁷This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should ^(A)no longer walk as ^[a]the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, ¹⁸having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the ^(B)blindness of their heart; ¹⁹^(C)who, being past feeling, ^(D)have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

²⁰But you have not so learned Christ, ²¹if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: ²²that you ^(E)put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, ²³and ^(F)be renewed in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴and that you ^(G)put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Do Not Grieve the Spirit

²⁵Therefore, putting away lying, ^(H)“Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for ^(I)we are members of one another. ²⁶^(J)“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, ²⁷^(K)nor give ^[b]place to the devil.