Psalm 4 of The Otter Creek ESV Psalter

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Lyrics of The Otter Creek ESV Psalter from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® is adpated from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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The Otter Creek ESV Psalter is being written by an elder of Whiting Community Church in Whiting, Vermont, and is being distributed solely under the terms of a license agreement between Whiting Community Church and Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.

The Otter Creek flows past several western Vermont churches determined to proclaim Biblical doctrines of grace, including the sponsors of the annual Rediscovering the Reformation Conference.

Psalm 4

Answer Me When I Call

(To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.)

1	►︎Answer me when ⭎︎I ⭎︎call,
			⭎︎O God of my right⭎︎eous→︎ness!
		⭏︎You have given me relief when I was in ⭎︎dis⭎︎tress.
		⭎︎Be ⭏︎gracious to me and hear ⭏︎my ⭏︎prayer!◄︎
8	[In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
		for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safe~ty.]

2	►︎O men, how long shall my honor be turned in⭎︎to ⭎︎shame?
		⭏︎How long will you love vain words and seek af⭎︎ter →︎lies? (Selah)
3	⭏︎But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for ⭎︎him⭎︎self;
		⭎︎the ⭏︎LORD hears when I call ⭏︎to ⭏︎him.◄︎
8	[In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
		for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safe~ty.]

4	►︎Be angry, and do ⭎︎not ⭎︎sin;
		⭏︎ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and ⭎︎be →︎silent. (Selah)
5	⭏︎Offer right sac⭎︎ri⭎︎fices,
		⭎︎and ⭏︎put your trust in ⭏︎the ⭏︎LORD.◄︎
8	[In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
		for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safe~ty.]

6	►︎There are many who say, "Who will show us ⭎︎some ⭎︎good?
		⭏︎Lift up the light of your face upon us, ⭎︎O →︎LORD!"
7	⭏︎You have put more joy in ⭎︎my ⭎︎heart
		⭎︎than ⭏︎they have when their grain and wine ⭏︎a⭏︎bound.◄︎
8	In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
		for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safe~ty.

ESV

"( )" marks ESV Text which is not sung, "[ ]" marks ESV Text repeated from elsewhere in the Psalm, and "~" follows a syllable held across more than one tone. "►︎" and "◄︎" mark the beginning and end of a chanted section, "⭎︎" and "⭏︎" mark higher and lower tones, and "→︎" marks the same tone.

Psalm 4 Materials

Downloads

As sung on February 11, 2018, by members of the following churches:
The Bronx Household of Faith - Amanda Swift, Caroline Adeoye, Cory Decker, Crystal Swift, Curtis Decker, Jeannie Hall, Matt Contreras, MeiLing Roberts, Paul Swift:

Musical accompaniment only:

(This recording should not be used during public singing of Psalm 4, since the lengths of chanted tones do not match those which will occur when sung at the pace of public recitation. After becoming familiar with the direction of the chanted lines, singing them without this recording will help you gauge how it should sound in a live setting.)

Master Sheet Music

Lyrics for Projection/Inserts

Commentaries (not associated with this site)

John Calvin's Commentary on Psalms

Charles Spurgeon's Treasury of David