Psalm 4:1-8 Very briefly, I would like to look through these verses to learn a few lessons about prayer, persecution, and peace. Beginning with verse 1: Read verse 1. David begins his psalm with a request. He asks God to hear his prayer. He begs God to acknowledge him and to answer him. David does not take for granted God’s willingness to hear and answer prayer, and yet, he knows that His God will hear and respond. He knows this from past experience. “You have given me relief when I was in distress,” he says. When seeking deliverance and provision from God, David often meditated on previous answers to prayer. You could even say that he reminded God of them. Many times towards the end of his psalms he reassures himself that his prayer will be heard and his petitions granted. Sometimes he thanks God for answering his prayer before he’s even finished praying i...