Psalm 4-6

English Standard Version

Answer Me When I Call

To the ^(A)choirmaster: with ^(B)stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 Answer me when I call, O God of my ^(C)righteousness!
You have ^(D)given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

²O men,^[a] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after ^(E)lies? Selah
³But know that the Lord has ^(F)set apart ^(G)the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.

⁴^(H)Be angry,^[b] and do not sin;
^(I)ponder in your own hearts ^(J)on your beds, and be silent. Selah
⁵Offer ^(K)right sacrifices,
and put your ^(L)trust in the Lord.

⁶There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
^(M)Lift up ^(N)the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
⁷You have put ^(O)more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.

⁸In peace I will both ^(P)lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me ^(Q)dwell in safety.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

5 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    consider my ^(R)groaning.
²Give attention to the sound of my cry,
    my ^(S)King and my God,
    for ^(T)to you do I pray.
³O Lord, in ^(U)the morning you hear my voice;
    in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you^[c] and ^(V)watch.

⁴For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
    evil may not dwell with you.
⁵The ^(W)boastful shall not ^(X)stand before your eyes;
    you ^(Y)hate all evildoers.
⁶You destroy those who speak ^(Z)lies;
    the Lord abhors ^(AA)the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

⁷But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house.
I will ^(AB)bow down ^(AC)toward your ^(AD)holy temple
    in the fear of you.
⁸^(AE)Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
    because of my enemies;
    ^(AF)make your way straight before me.

⁹For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is ^(AG)destruction;
^(AH)their throat is ^(AI)an open grave;
    they ^(AJ)flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰^(AK)Make them bear their guilt, O God;
    let them ^(AL)fall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
    for they have rebelled against you.

¹¹But let all who ^(AM)take refuge in you ^(AN)rejoice;
    let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name may ^(AO)exult in you.
¹²For you ^(AP)bless the righteous, O Lord;
    you ^(AQ)cover him with favor as with ^(AR)a shield.

O Lord, Deliver My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to ^(AS)The Sheminith.^[d] A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, ^(AT)rebuke me not in your anger,
    nor ^(AU)discipline me in your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    ^(AV)heal me, O Lord, ^(AW)for my bones are troubled.
³My ^(AX)soul also is greatly troubled.
    But you, O Lord—^(AY)how long?

⁴Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
⁵For in ^(AZ)death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?

⁶I am ^(BA)weary with my ^(BB)moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷My ^(BC)eye wastes away because of grief;
    it grows weak because of all my foes.

⁸^(BD)Depart from me, all you ^(BE)workers of evil,
    for the Lord ^(BF)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord has heard my ^(BG)plea;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
    they shall ^(BH)turn back and be put to shame in a moment.

Footnotes

Psalm 4:2 Or O men of rank
Psalm 4:4 Or Be agitated
Psalm 5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you
Psalm 6:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Matthew 16

English Standard Version

The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs

16 ^(A)And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and ^(B)to test him ^(C)they asked him to show them ^(D)a sign from heaven. ²He answered them,^[a] ^(E)“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ ³And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ ^(F)You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret ^(G)the signs of the times. ⁴^(H)An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So ^(I)he left them and departed.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

⁵When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. ⁶Jesus said to them, “Watch and ^(J)beware of ^(K)the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ⁷And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” ⁸But ^(L)Jesus, aware of this, said, ^(M)“O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? ⁹^(N)Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember ^(O)the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ¹⁰Or ^(P)the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ¹¹How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? ^(Q)Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ¹²^(R)Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of ^(S)the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

¹³^(T)Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” ¹⁴And they said, “Some say ^(U)John the Baptist, others say ^(V)Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” ¹⁵He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶Simon Peter replied, ^(W)“You are ^(X)the Christ, ^(Y)the Son of ^(Z)the living God.” ¹⁷And Jesus answered him, ^(AA)“Blessed are you, ^(AB)Simon Bar-Jonah! For ^(AC)flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, ^(AD)but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸And I tell you, ^(AE)you are Peter, and ^(AF)on this rock^[b] I will build my church, and ^(AG)the gates of ^(AH)hell^[c] shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹I will give you ^(AI)the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and ^(AJ)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed^[d] in heaven.” ²⁰^(AK)Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

²¹^(AL)From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that ^(AM)he must go to Jerusalem and ^(AN)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ^(AO)the third day be raised. ²²And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord!^[e] This shall never happen to you.” ²³But he turned and said to Peter, ^(AP)“Get behind me, Satan! You are ^(AQ)a hindrance^[f] to me. For you ^(AR)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

²⁴Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(AS)deny himself and ^(AT)take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵For ^(AU)whoever would save his life^[g] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶For ^(AV)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or ^(AW)what shall a man give in return for his soul? ²⁷^(AX)For the Son of Man is going to come with ^(AY)his angels in the glory of his Father, and ^(AZ)then he will repay each person according to what he has done. ²⁸Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not ^(BA)taste death ^(BB)until they see the Son of Man ^(BC)coming in his kingdom.”

Footnotes

Matthew 16:2 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
Matthew 16:19 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
Matthew 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
Matthew 16:23 Greek stumbling block
Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26