Psalm 4

Cum invocarem

Answer me when I call, O God, defender of my cause; *

you set me free when I am hard-pressed;

have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

“You mortals, how long will you dishonor my glory; *

how long will you worship dumb idols

and run after false gods?”

Know that the Lord does wonders for the faithful; *

when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.

Tremble, then, and do not sin; *

speak to your heart in silence upon your bed.

Offer the appointed sacrifices *

and put your trust in the Lord.

Many are saying,

“Oh, that we might see better times!” *

Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O Lord.

You have put gladness in my heart, *

more than when grain and wine and oil increase.

I lie down in peace; at once I fall asleep; *

for only you, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 7

Domine, Deus meus

O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; *

save and deliver me from all who pursue me;

Lest like a lion they tear me in pieces *

and snatch me away with none to deliver me.

O Lord my God, if I have done these things: *

if there is any wickedness in my hands,

If I have repaid my friend with evil, *

or plundered him who without cause is my enemy;

Then let my enemy pursue and overtake me, *

trample my life into the ground,

and lay my honor in the dust.

Stand up, O Lord, in your wrath; *

rise up against the fury of my enemies.

Awake, O my God, decree justice; *

let the assembly of the peoples gather round you.

Be seated on your lofty throne, O Most High; *

O Lord, judge the nations.

Give judgment for me according to my

righteousness, O Lord, *

and according to my innocence, O Most High.

Let the malice of the wicked come to an end,

but establish the righteous; *

for you test the mind and heart, O righteous God.

God is my shield and defense; *

he is the savior of the true in heart.

God is a righteous judge; *

God sits in judgment every day.

If they will not repent, God will whet his sword; *

he will bend his bow and make it ready.

He has prepared his weapons of death; *

he makes his arrows shafts of fire.

Look at those who are in labor with wickedness, *

who conceive evil, and give birth to a lie.

They dig a pit and make it deep *

and fall into the hole that they have made.

Their malice turns back upon their own head; *

their violence falls on their own scalp.

I will bear witness that the Lord is righteous; *

I will praise the Name of the Lord Most High.