For 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:
{Or, Be gracious unto me}Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? [Selah
But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself {Or, one that he favoreth}him that is godly:
Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.
{Or, Be ye angry}Stand in awe, and sin not:
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in Jehovah.
Many there are that say, Who will show us any good?
Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
More than they have when their grain and their new wine are increased.
In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;
For thou, Jehovah, {Or, in solitude}alone makest me dwell in safety.
Querverweise zu Psalm 4,4 Ps 4,4
Serve Jehovah with fear,And rejoice with trembling.
And unto man he said,Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.
When I remember thee upon my bed, {Or, I meditate}And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
{Or, Let be}Be still, and know that I am God:I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Many there are that say {Or, to}of my soul,There is no {Or, salvation}help for him in God. [Selah
Let all the earth fear Jehovah:Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Be not wise in thine own eyes;Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
I call to remembrance my song in the night:I commune with mine own heart;And my spirit maketh diligent search.
But Jehovah is in his holy temple: {Hebrew: be silent before him, all the earth.}let all the earth keep silence before him.
I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah
שׁ SHIN.Princes have persecuted me without a cause;But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.
Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, {Or, an everlasting ordinance which it cannot pass}by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
{Psalm 4:4.}Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your {Greek: provocation.}wrath: