As you read, keep in mind our two questions:

1. What things in this Psalm can I relate to?

2. Is there anything in the Psalm that makes me think of Jesus?

PSALM 3

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.
1 O LORD, how my foes have increased!
How many rise up against me!2 Many say of me,
“God will not deliver him.”

Selah
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
4 To the LORD I cry aloud,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.

Selah
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
6 I will not fear the myriads
set against me on every side.

7 Arise, O LORD!
Save me, O my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
break the teeth of the wicked.8 Salvation belongs to the LORD;
may Your blessing be on Your people.

Selah

PSALM 4

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
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[A] ?

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

4 Be angry, yet do not sin;
on your bed, search your heart and be still.

Selah
5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
and trust in the LORD.

6 Many ask, “Who can show us the good?”
Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
7 You have filled my heart with more joy
than when grain and new wine abound.
8 I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

REFLECTIONS

Now think about the two questions:

1. What things in this Psalm can I relate to?

2. Is there anything in the Psalm that makes me think of Jesus?

Then pray, seeking to delight in God or to depend on God.