Psalms
The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.
American Standard Version
Psalms 4
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? [How long] will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? [Selah 3But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. 4Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah 5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah. 6Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased. 8In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.
American Standard Version (1901). Copyright expired. Public domain.