Psalm 6

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.^[a]

A psalm of David.

 ² Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
       O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.

 ³ My soul is in anguish.
       How long, O LORD, how long?

 ⁴ Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
       save me because of your unfailing love.

 ⁵ No one remembers you when he is dead.
       Who praises you from the grave ^[b] ?

 ⁶ I am worn out from groaning;
       all night long I flood my bed with weeping
       and drench my couch with tears.

 ⁷ My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
       they fail because of all my foes.

 ⁸ Away from me, all you who do evil,
       for the LORD has heard my weeping.

 ⁹ The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
       the LORD accepts my prayer.

 ¹⁰ All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed;
       they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

Psalm 5

For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.

 ² Listen to my cry for help,
       my King and my God,
       for to you I pray.

 ³ In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
       in the morning I lay my requests before you
       and wait in expectation.

 ⁴ You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
       with you the wicked cannot dwell.

 ⁵ The arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
       you hate all who do wrong.

 ⁶ You destroy those who tell lies;
       bloodthirsty and deceitful men
       the LORD abhors.

 ⁷ But I, by your great mercy,
       will come into your house;
       in reverence will I bow down
       toward your holy temple.

 ⁸ Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
       because of my enemies—
       make straight your way before me.

 ⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
       their heart is filled with destruction.
       Their throat is an open grave;
       with their tongue they speak deceit.

 ¹⁰ Declare them guilty, O God!
       Let their intrigues be their downfall.
       Banish them for their many sins,
       for they have rebelled against you.

 ¹¹ But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
       let them ever sing for joy.
       Spread your protection over them,
       that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

 ¹² For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous;
       you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Psalm 4

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

 ² How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame ^[a] ?
       How long will you love delusions and seek false gods ^[b] ?
       Selah

 ³ Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;
       the LORD will hear when I call to him.

 ⁴ In your anger do not sin;
       when you are on your beds,
       search your hearts and be silent.
       Selah

 ⁵ Offer right sacrifices
       and trust in the LORD.

 ⁶ Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?"
       Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.

 ⁷ You have filled my heart with greater joy
       than when their grain and new wine abound.

 ⁸ I will lie down and sleep in peace,
       for you alone, O LORD,
       make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 3

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

 ² Many are saying of me,
       "God will not deliver him."
       Selah ^[a]

 ³ But you are a shield around me, O LORD;
       you bestow glory on me and lift ^[b] up my head.

 ⁴ To the LORD I cry aloud,
       and he answers me from his holy hill.
       Selah

 ⁵ I lie down and sleep;
       I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

 ⁶ I will not fear the tens of thousands
       drawn up against me on every side.

 ⁷ Arise, O LORD!
       Deliver me, O my God!
       Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
       break the teeth of the wicked.

 ⁸ From the LORD comes deliverance.
       May your blessing be on your people.
       Selah

Psalm 2

 ¹ Why do the nations conspire ^[a]
       and the peoples plot in vain?

 ² The kings of the earth take their stand
       and the rulers gather together
       against the LORD
       and against his Anointed One. ^[b]

 ³ "Let us break their chains," they say,
       "and throw off their fetters."

 ⁴ The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
       the Lord scoffs at them.

 ⁵ Then he rebukes them in his anger
       and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

 ⁶ "I have installed my King ^[c]
       on Zion, my holy hill."

 ⁷ I will proclaim the decree of the LORD :
       He said to me, "You are my Son ^[d] ;
       today I have become your Father. ^[e]

 ⁸ Ask of me,
       and I will make the nations your inheritance,
       the ends of the earth your possession.

 ⁹ You will rule them with an iron scepter ^[f] ;
       you will dash them to pieces like pottery."

 ¹⁰ Therefore, you kings, be wise;
       be warned, you rulers of the earth.

 ¹¹ Serve the LORD with fear
       and rejoice with trembling.

 ¹² Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
       and you be destroyed in your way,
       for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
       Blessed are all who take refuge in him.