Psalms 3; Psalms 4; Psalms 12; Psalms 13; Psalms 28; Psalms 55

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Psalms 3

1 Lord, how my foes increase! There are many who attack me.
2 Many say about me, "There is no help for him in God." Selah
3 But You, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.
4 I cry aloud to the Lord, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
5 I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the Lord sustains me.
6 I am not afraid of the thousands of people who have taken their stand against me on every side.
7 Rise up, Lord! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; You break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
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Psalms 4

1 Answer me when I call, God, who vindicates me. You freed me from affliction; be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
2 How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted? [How long] will you love what is worthless and pursue a lie? Selah
3 Know that the Lord has set apart the faithful for Himself; the Lord will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be angry and do not sin; on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still. Selah
5 Offer sacrifices in righteousness and trust in the Lord.
6 Many are saying, "Who can show us anything good?" Look on us with favor, Lord.
7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and new wine abound.
8 I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.
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Psalms 12

1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
4 They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own-who can be our master?"
5 "Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up," says the Lord. "I will put in a safe place the one who longs for it."
6 The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
7 You, Lord, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever.
8 The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.
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Psalms 13

1 Lord, how long will You continually forget me? How long will You hide Your face from me?
2 How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
3 Consider me and answer, Lord, my God. Restore brightness to my eyes; otherwise, I will sleep in death,
4 my enemy will say, "I have triumphed over him," and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
5 But I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.
6 I will sing to the Lord because He has treated me generously.
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Psalms 28

1 Lord, I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit.
2 Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors, while malice is in their hearts.
4 Repay them according to what they have done- according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.
5 Because they do not consider what the Lord has done or the work of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them.
6 May the Lord be praised, for He has heard the sound of my pleading.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I praise Him with my song.
8 The Lord is the strength of His people; He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.
9 Save Your people, bless Your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.
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Psalms 55

1 God, listen to my prayer and do not ignore my plea for help.
2 Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,
3 because of the enemy's voice, because of the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster on me and harass me in anger.
4 My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me.
5 Fear and trembling grip me; horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, "If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
7 How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah
8 I would hurry to my shelter from the raging wind and the storm."
9 Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city;
10 day and night they make the rounds on its walls. Crime and trouble are within it;
11 destruction is inside it; oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.
12 Now, it is not an enemy who insults me- otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me- otherwise I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a man who is my peer, my companion and good friend!
14 We used to have close fellowship; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
15 Let death take them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, because evil is in their homes and within them.
16 But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.
17 I complain and groan morning, noon, and night, and He hears my voice.
18 Though many are against me, He will redeem me from my battle unharmed.
19 God, the One enthroned from long ago, will hear, and will humiliate them Selah because they do not change and do not fear God.
20 He acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.
21 His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.
22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will support you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
23 You, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
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