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Psalm 4:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 4[a]

Trust in God

1 For the leader;[b] with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

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2 Answer me when I call, my saving God.
    When troubles hem me in, set me free;
    take pity on me, hear my prayer.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 4 An individual lament emphasizing trust in God. The petition is based upon the psalmist’s vivid experience of God as savior (Ps 4:2). That experience of God is the basis for the warning to the wicked: revere God who intervenes on the side of the faithful (Ps 4:3–6). The faithful psalmist exemplifies the blessings given to the just (Ps 4:7–8).
  2. 4:1 For the leader: many Psalm headings contain this rubric. Its exact meaning is unknown but may signify that such Psalms once stood together in a collection of “the choirmaster,” cf. 1 Chr 15:21.
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