Psalm 4
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
1 Hear me when I call, O | 3 God of my | righteous•ness: ||
thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; * have mercy upon me, and | hearken | 3 unto my | prayer. ||
2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blas- | pheme mine | honour, ||
and have such pleasure in | vani•ty, and | seek • after | falsehood? ||
3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the | man • that is | godly; ||
when I | call up•on the | Lord • he will | hear me. ||
4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
4 Stand in | awe, and | sin not; ||
commune with your own heart, and in your | chamber, | and be | still. ||
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.
5 Offer the | sacri•fice of | righteous•ness, ||
and | put your | trust • in the | Lord. ||
6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
6 There be many that say, Who will | show us • any | good? ||
7 Lord, lift thou up the | 3 light of thy | counte•nance up- | on us. ||
7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
8 Thou hast put | gladness • in my | heart; ||
yea, more than when their | corn and • wine and | oil • in- | crease. ||
9 I will lay me down in | peace, and • take my | rest; ||
for it is thou, Lord, only, that | 3 makest me | dwell in | safety. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).