Psalms 4:1

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Psalms 4:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

2 How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies ? Selah

3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.

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Psalms 22:1

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Psalms 42:1

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

Psalms 45:1

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

1 Chronicles 25:1

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

1 Chronicles 25:2

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

1 Chronicles 25:3

From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

1 Chronicles 25:4

From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

1 Chronicles 25:5

All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.

Psalms 6:1

O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

Psalms 67:1

May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

Psalms 76:1

God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

Habakkuk 3:19

GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

Psalms 11:7

For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

Psalms 24:5

He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.

Psalms 41:12

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

Isaiah 45:24

Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

Jeremiah 23:6

In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Psalms 18:18

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

Psalms 18:19

He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

Psalms 31:8

You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalms 40:2

He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

Psalms 40:3

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

Psalms 116:6

The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

Psalms 116:16

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

1 Samuel 17:37

David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”

1 Samuel 19:11

Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

1 Samuel 19:12

So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

1 Samuel 23:27

Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

Job 36:16

Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

2 Corinthians 1:8

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

2 Corinthians 1:10

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

Psalms 56:1

Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

Psalms 57:1

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Psalms 86:3

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.

Psalms 86:4

Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Psalms 86:5

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalms 119:75

I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Psalms 119:76

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Psalms 119:77

May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

Psalms 119:132

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Psalms 143:2

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

Exodus 34:6

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Exodus 34:7

maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”