1Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.


In Context

1 Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

2 How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods ? Selah

3 Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him.

Psalms 4:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Unto the end, in verses. A psalm of David. When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: when I was in distress, thou hast enlarged me. Have mercy on me: and hear my prayer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Answer 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.} When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. — A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.