Psalm 3-6
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;
2 many are saying of my soul,
(D)“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah[a]
3 But you, O Lord, are (E)a shield (F)about me,
my glory, and (G)the lifter of my head.
4 I (H)cried aloud to the Lord,
and he (I)answered me from his (J)holy hill. Selah
5 I (K)lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I (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!
2 O men,[b] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after (V)lies? Selah
3 But 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
5 Offer (AB)right sacrifices,
and put your (AC)trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
(AD)Lift up (AE)the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7 You have put (AF)more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.
Lead Me in Your Righteousness
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.
5 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my (AI)groaning.
2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my (AJ)King and my God,
for (AK)to you do I pray.
3 O Lord, in (AL)the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you[d] and (AM)watch.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5 The (AN)boastful shall not (AO)stand before your eyes;
you (AP)hate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who speak (AQ)lies;
the Lord abhors (AR)the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will (AS)bow down (AT)toward your (AU)holy temple
in the fear of you.
8 (AV)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
(AW)make your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is (AX)destruction;
(AY)their throat is (AZ)an open grave;
they (BA)flatter with their tongue.
10 (BB)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them (BC)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who (BD)take refuge in you (BE)rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may (BF)exult in you.
12 For you (BG)bless the righteous, O Lord;
you (BH)cover him with favor as with (BI)a shield.
O Lord, Deliver My Life
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to (BJ)The Sheminith.[e] A Psalm of David.
6 O Lord, (BK)rebuke me not in your anger,
nor (BL)discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
(BM)heal me, O Lord, (BN)for my bones are troubled.
3 My (BO)soul also is greatly troubled.
But you, O Lord—(BP)how long?
4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5 For in (BQ)death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?
6 I am (BR)weary with my (BS)moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
7 My (BT)eye wastes away because of grief;
it grows weak because of all my foes.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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