Psalms 4: Good Luck & Peaceful Sleep
Meaning and Uses of Psalms 4
πΏ Boosting luck for a specific endeavor
πΏ Uncrossing to change bad luck to good luck
πΏ Ensuring peaceful and restful sleep at night
Godfrey Seligβs hoodoo classic Secrets of the Psalms recommends that you pray with the psalm three times before sunrise, which could be incorporated into almost any rootworking ritual or spell for the indicated purposes.
Psalms 4 in English
All the psalms were originally written in Hebrew, so there are many different translations of it available! When using psalms in your practice, I encourage you to consider which translation you are using whether itβs one you particularly resonate with or from a translation of the Bible perhaps you know one of your ancestors really liked. For reference, hereβs a translation Iβve compiled from both Jewish and Christian sources that I think conveys the meaning well.
For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of David.
When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness; you have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
How long will you people turn my glory into shame?Β [How long] will you love futility? [How long] will you constantly seek lies?
You shall know that God has set apart the righteous for Himself; God shall hear when I call out to Him.
Quake and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be forever silent.
Offer the sacrifices of the righteousΒ and trust in God.
Many say, βWho will show us goodness?"Β Let the light of your face shine on us.
Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.
In peace together, I would lie down and sleep, for You, O Lord, would make me dwell alone in safety.
Psalms 4 in Hebrew
Iβve included the psalm in its original language, Hebrew, as a reminder of its original Jewish roots in addition to later Christian ones and as a reference for anyone who wishes to write specific lines from the psalm in Hebrew on a petition paper, a slip of paper to go inside a mojo bag, etc.Β
Itβs important to be careful not to cross the line with Judaism as it is a closed religion, but using the Hebrew language in hoodoo has long been a part of the magical tradition!
Χ ΧΦ·ΧΦ°Χ Φ·Χ¦ΦΌΦ΅Φ₯ΧΦ· ΧΦΌΦ΄Χ Φ°ΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΦΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦ₯ΧΦΉΧ¨ ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧΦ΄Φ½Χ:
ΧΒ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ§ΦΈΧ¨Φ°ΧΦ΄Φ‘Χ Χ’Φ²Χ Φ΅ΦΧ Φ΄Χ | ΧΦ±ΧΦΉΦΧΦ΅ΦΧ Χ¦Φ΄ΧΦ°Χ§Φ΄ΦΧ ΧΦΦΌΦ·Χ¦ΦΌΦΈΧ¨ ΧΦ΄Χ¨Φ°ΧΦ·Φ£ΧΦ°ΧͺΦΌΦΈ ΧΦΌΦ΄ΦΧ
ΧΦΦΈΧ ΦΌΦ΅ΦΧ Φ΄Χ ΧΦΌΧ©ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Φ₯Χ’ ΧͺΦΌΦ°Χ€Φ΄ΧΦΌΦΈΧͺΦ΄Φ½Χ:
Χ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ Φ΅ΧΦΎΧΦ΄Φ‘ΧΧ©Χ Χ’Φ·ΧΦΎΧΦΆΦ€Χ ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΉΧΦ΄ΦΧ ΧΦΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧͺΦΌΦΆΦ½ΧΦ±ΧΦΈΧΦ£ΧΦΌΧΒ
Χ¨Φ΄ΦΧΧ§ ΧͺΦΌΦ°ΧΦ·Χ§Φ°Χ©ΧΦΧΦΌ ΧΦΈΧΦΈΦ£Χ Χ‘ΦΆΦ½ΧΦΈΧ:
Χ ΧΦΌΧΦ°Χ’ΦΧΦΌ ΧΦΌΦ΄Φ½ΧΦΎΧΦ΄Χ€Φ°ΧΦΈΦ£Χ ΧΦΦ°ΧΦΉΧΦΈΧ ΧΦΈΧ‘Φ΄Φ£ΧΧ ΧΦΧΦΉ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΦΧΦΈΦ₯Χ ΧΦΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΦ·ΦΧ’Β
ΧΦΌΦ°Χ§ΦΈΧ¨Φ°ΧΦ΄Φ₯Χ ΧΦ΅ΧΦΈΦ½ΧΧ:
Χ Χ¨Φ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΧΦΌ ΧΦ°Φ½ΧΦ·ΧΦΎΧͺΦΌΦΆΦ½Φ«ΧΦ±ΧΦΈΦ₯ΧΧΦΌ ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°Χ¨Φ£ΧΦΌ ΧΦΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧ
Χ’Φ·ΧΦΎΧΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΦΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΦ£ΧΦΌΧΦΌ Χ‘ΦΆΦ½ΧΦΈΧ:
ΧΧΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦ₯ΧΦΌ ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦ΅ΧΦΎΧ¦ΦΆΦΧΦΆΧ§ ΧΦΌΦΧΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΧΦΌ ΧΦΆΧΦΎΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧΦΈΦ½Χ:
Χ Χ¨Φ·ΧΦΌΦ΄Φ₯ΧΧ ΧΦΉΦ½ΧΦ°Χ¨Φ΄ΧΧΦ ΧΦ΄Φ½ΧΦΎΧΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΦ΅ΦͺΧ ΧΦΌΦ« ΧΦ₯ΧΦΉΧ Χ Φ°Χ‘ΦΈΧΦΎΧ’ΦΈΧΦ΅ΦΧΧ ΧΦΌ ΧΦΧΦΉΧ¨
Χ€ΦΌΦΈΧ ΦΆΦ£ΧΧΦΈ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧΦΈΦ½Χ:
Χ Χ ΦΈΧͺΦ·Φ£ΧͺΦΌΦΈΧ Χ©ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΦ£Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦ΄ΦΧ ΧΦ΅Χ’Φ΅Φ¨Χͺ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦΈΧ ΦΈΦΧ ΧΦ°ΧͺΦ΄Φ½ΧΧ¨ΧΦΉΧ©ΧΦΈΦ£Χ
Β Χ¨ΦΈΦ½ΧΦΌΧΦΌ:
Χ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ©ΧΦΈΧΦ£ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦ·ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦΈΧΦ ΧΦΆΧ©ΧΦ°ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦΈΦͺΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦ΄Φ«ΧΧ©ΧΦΈΦ₯Χ ΧΦΌΦ΄Φ½ΧΦΎΧΦ·ΧͺΦΌΦΈΦ£Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦΉΧΦΈΦ£ΧΒ
ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧΦΈΦͺΧ ΧΦΦΈΧΦΆΦΧΦ·Χ ΧͺΦΌΦ½ΧΦΉΧ©ΧΦ΄ΧΧΦ΅Φ½Χ Φ΄Χ:
Disclaimer: You do notΒ have to be Christian to use this psalm! Hoodoo/rootwork/conjure is an African-American folk magic tradition not a religion, and anyone of any beliefs may use it as a part of their practice.
