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Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! In my distress you have given me relief; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long, O sons of men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? (Selah) Know that the Lord has set apart for himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear when I call to him. Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be still. (Selah) Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. Many say, “Who will show us any good?” Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O Lord. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their grain and their wine increased. In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. – Reflection on Psalm 4 Psalm 4 is the response of a heart under pressure, yet still firm in God's presence. It is the prayer of someone who knows the weight of anguish, but also knows where to find relief....

 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” (Selah) But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. (Selah) I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. From the Lord comes deliverance; may your blessing rest on your people. (Selah) Reflection: Security in the Divine Presence Amidst Crisis Psalm 3 is a powerful song of unwavering trust written by David during one of the darkest and most humiliating moments of his life: the flight of his own son, Absalom. The betrayal was profound, and the enemies multiplied rapidly. The situation was one of total chaos, and many already considered David ...

  many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

  and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish...

  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.