Psalm 3

A Psalm of David, *when he fled from Absalom his son.

1  *Lord, aHow are they increased that trouble me!

Many are they bthat rise up against me.

2  Many there be which say of my soul,

cThere is no help for him in God. Selah.

3  But thou, O Lord, art da shield ||for me;

My glory, and ethe lifter up of mine head.

4  eeI cried unto the Lord with my voice,

And fhe heard me out of ghis holy hill. Selah.

5  I hlaid me down and slept;

I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

6  iI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,

That have set themselves against me round about.

7  Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God:

For thou hast ksmitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;

Thou hast lbroken the teeth of the ungodly.

8  mSalvation belongeth unto the Lord:

Thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Psalm 4

To the ||chief Musician on *Neginoth, A Psalm of David.

1  Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness:

Thou hast aenlarged me when I was in distress;

||Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

2  O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame?

How long will ye love vanity, and seek after bleasing? Selah.

3  But know that the Lord hath cset apart him that is ccgodly for himself:

The Lord will hear when I call unto him.

4  dStand in awe, and sin not:

eCommune with your own heart eeupon your bed, and be still. Selah.

5  fOffer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And gput your trust in the Lord.

6  There be many that say, Who will shew us any good?

Lord, hLift thou up ithe light of thy countenance upon us.

7  Thou hast put kgladness in my heart,

More than in the time that their corn and their lwine increased.

8  I will mboth nlay me down in peace, and sleep:

For thou, Lord, only makest me dwell oin safety.

Psalm 5

To the chief Musician upon *Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.

1  Give ear to my words, O Lord,

Consider my ameditation.

2  Hearken unto the voice of my cry, aamy King, and my God:

For bunto thee will I pray.

3  My voice shalt thou hear cin the morning, O Lord;

In the morning will I direct dmy prayer unto thee, and will elook up.

4  For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5  The ffoolish shall not stand †in thy sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

6  Thou shalt destroy them that speak gleasing:

The Lord will abhor †the bloody and deceitful man.

7  But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy:

And in thy fear ggwill I worship htoward †thy holy temple.

8  iLead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of †mine enemies;

jMake thy way straight before my face.

9  For there is no ||faithfulness †in their mouth;

jjTheir inward part is †very wickedness;

kTheir throat is lan open sepulchre;

mThey flatter with their tongue.

10  ||Destroy thou them, O God;

Let them fall ||by their own counsels;

Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions;

For they have rebelled against thee.

11  But let nall those that put their trust in thee orejoice:

Let them ever shout for joy, because †thou defendest them:

Let them also that love thy name pbe joyful in thee.

12  For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous;

With favour wilt thou †compass him qas with a shield.