Psalms 4

Answer Me When I Call

To the ^achoirmaster: with ^bstringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1 Answer me when I call, O God of my ^crighteousness!
You have ^dgiven me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
2 O men, ▼

▼Or  O men of rank

how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after ^flies?  Selah
3But know that the Lord has ^gset apart ^hthe godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
4 ⁱBe angry, ▼

▼Or  Be agitated

and do not sin;
^kponder in your own hearts ^lon your beds, and be silent.  Selah
5Offer ^mright sacrifices,
and put your ⁿtrust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
^oLift up ^pthe light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7You have put ^qmore joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.
8 In peace I will both ^rlie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me ^sdwell in safety.

Psalms 132

The Lord Has Chosen Zion

A Song of ^tAscents.

1 Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor,
all ^uthe hardships he endured,
2how he swore to the Lord
and ^vvowed to ^wthe Mighty One of Jacob,
3“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,
4I will not ^xgive sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5until I ^yfind a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for ^zthe Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in ^aaEphrathah;
we found it in ^abthe fields of Jaar.
7“Let us go to his dwelling place;
let us ^acworship at his ^adfootstool!”
8 ^aeArise, O Lord, and go to your ^afresting place,
you and the ark of your ^agmight.
9Let your ^ahpriests be ^aiclothed with righteousness,
and let your ^ajsaints shout for joy.
10For the sake of your servant David,
^akdo not turn away the face of ^alyour anointed one.
11 ^amThe Lord swore to David a sure oath
^anfrom which he will not turn back:
^ao“One of the sons of your body ▼

▼Hebrew  of your fruit of the womb

I will set on your throne.
12If your sons keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them,
their sons also forever
shall ^aqsit on your throne.”
13 For the Lord has ^archosen Zion;
he has ^asdesired it for his dwelling place:
14“This is my ^atresting place forever;
here I will ^audwell, for I have desired it.
15I will abundantly ^avbless her provisions;
I will ^awsatisfy her poor with bread.
16Her ^axpriests I will clothe with salvation,
and her ^aysaints will shout for joy.
17There I will make ^aza horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared ^baa lamp for ^bbmy anointed.
18His enemies I will ^bcclothe with shame,
but on him his crown will shine.”