Save Me, O My God

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

¹O Lord, how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me;

²many are saying of my soul,

there is no salvation for him in God. Selah1

³But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,

my glory, and the lifter of my head.

⁴I cried aloud to the Lord,

and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

⁵I lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

⁶I will not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have set themselves against me all around.

⁷Arise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;

you break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

Answer Me When I Call

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

¹Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have given me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

²O men,1 how long shall my honor be turned into shame?

How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

³But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

⁴Be angry,2 and do not sin;

ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

⁵Offer right sacrifices,

and put your trust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

⁷You have put more joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both lie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.