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1. Psalm 4 – (EHV)
   “My Righteous God, Give Me Relief”
   Heading: For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A psalm by David.

   A Prayer to God
   1 My righteous God, answer me when I call.
   When I was under pressure, you gave me relief.
   Be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

   A Rebuke to Enemies
   2 You people, how long will you turn my glory into shame?
   How long will you love empty delusions? Interlude
   How long will you pursue lies?
   3 Know this: The Lord has set apart
   his favored one[a] for himself.
   The Lord will hear when I call to him.

   Advice to Friends
   4 You may be upset, but do not sin.
   When you are on your beds,
   speak to your heart, but remain silent. Interlude
   5 Offer righteous sacrifices,
   and trust in the Lord.
   6 Many are saying, “Who can show us any good?”
   Shine the light of your face on us, O Lord.

   Closing Prayer
   7 You have placed joy in my heart greater than the joy
   when grain and new wine are plentiful.
   8 In complete peace I will lie down, and I will sleep,
   for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

   Footnotes
   [a] Psalm 4:3 The Hebrew word hasid refers to someone who receives and/or gives mercy. It is the most common title for a believer in the Psalms. Many translations use generic terms like devout, godly, or faithful. This translation uses favored when hasid refers primarily to a recipient of mercy and merciful when it refers primarily to a dispenser of mercy.

2. This’s my first experience with the word ‘selah’
   Apparently, it indicates ‘musical exclamation’.
   Apparently, it has nothing to do with ‘dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh’.

   I try to learn something new every day!
   What did you learn today?

3. We often repeat this final verse at bedtime, to chase away nightmares. Those who can write it legibly have made and decorated their own little posters to hang on the walls above their beds. All of those other cutesy remedies such as “Monster Spray” are fun and all, and to each their own, but I believe it is my job to teach my children, from the very beginning, how to fight with the truest weapon that exists: Scripture.

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