This is part of a year long reading of the Bible chronologically in a harmonized format.

Psalms 3:1 - 4:8

- David cries to God amid many rising enemies and taunts that God will not deliver him, yet affirms the Lord as his shield and the one who lifts his head.

- He calls on God to arise and save him, then in Psalm 4 pleads for relief from distress, warns against sin, and rests securely in God's peace and protection.

Psalms 12:1 - 13:6

- The psalmist laments the vanishing of the godly and the prevalence of flattering, deceitful tongues among the wicked, but trusts God to arise and protect the oppressed.

- In Psalm 13, David questions how long God will hide his face and allow sorrow and enemy triumph, yet resolves to trust in God's steadfast love and rejoice in his salvation.

Psalms 28:1-9

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