‘He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
Psalm 4:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition ANSWER ME when I call, O God of my righteousness (uprightness, justice, and right standing with You)! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me and hear my prayer. American Standard Version (1901) Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Common English Bible Answer me when I cry out, my righteous God! Set me free from my troubles! Have mercy on me! Listen to my prayer! Catholic Public Domain Version In parts according to verses. A Psalm of David. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unto the end, in verses, a psalm of David. |
‘He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
Truly I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.
Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no-one living is righteous before you.
I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
They will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Saviour.
You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence for ever.
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skilful writer.
Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us –
They will say of me, “In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.” ’ All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Saviour.
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God – that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.’ Saul said to David, ‘Go, and the Lord be with you.’