^1aTo the choirmaster, in singing set to stringed music.↑

A Psalm of David.

^1bWhen I call out,

Answer me, O God of my righteousness.

You have relieved me in adversity;

Have mercy on me,

And hear my prayer.

²You sons of man, how long will you put my glory to shame?

You love vanity;

You seek falsehood.

Selah.

³So know that the Lord has set apart a sacred one for himself;

The Lord will hear when I call out to him.

⁴Be overawed and do not sin,

Speaking in your heart on your bed,

And be silent.

Selah.

⁵Offer righteous sacrifices,

And put your trust in the Lord.

⁶Many say, “Who will show us goodness?”

Raise the light of your presence on us, O Lord.

⁷You have put gladness in my heart

– More so than at the time

When their corn and new wine became abundant.

⁸I can lie down and sleep at the same time in peace,

For you alone, O Lord, can let me dwell in safety.

Reference(s) in Chapter 4: v.4 ↔ Ephesians 4:26.