1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
2 How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
4 Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
6 Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
7 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
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Today's Verse
For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.
Verse Of The DayDavid contrasts the fleeting joy of a good harvest with the deeper gladness God has placed in his heart, then closes by lying down to sleep in safety because the LORD alone secures him, a calm echoed in Psalms 5 and Proverbs 3:24.
