NASB — Psalms 4 — KJV

Evening Prayer of Trust in God.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

  1 aAnswer° me when bI call°, O God° Iof my righteousness°!
  You have IIcrelieved° me in my distress°;
  Be dgracious° to me and ehear° my prayer°.

[1] I.e. Belonging to the choir director’s anthology II.e. who maintains my right IILit made room for aPs 3:4; 17:6 bPs 18:6 cPs 18:18, 19 dPs 25:16 ePs 17:6; 39:12

  2 ¶ O sons° of men°, how° long° will amy Ihonor° become ba reproach°?
  [How long] will you love° cwhat° is worthless° and aim° at ddeception°?
      IISelah°.
  3 But know° that the LORD° has Iaset° apart° the bgodly° man° for Himself;
  The LORD° chears° when I call° to Him.

[2] IOr glory IISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aPs 3:3 bPs 69:7-10, 19, 20 cPs 12:2; 31:6 dPs 31:18
[3] IAnother reading is dealt wonderfully with aPs 135:4 bPs 31:23; 50:5; 79:2 cPs 6:8, 9; 17:6

  4IaTremble°, IIband do not sin°;
  IIIcMeditate° in your heart° upon your bed°, and be still°.
      Selah°.
  5 Offer° Ithe asacrifices° of righteousness°,
  And btrust° in the LORD°.

[4] II.e. with anger or fear IIOr but IIILit Speak aPs 99:1 bPs 119:11; Ep 4:26 cPs 77:6
[5] IOr righteous sacrifices aDt 33:19; Ps 51:19 bPs 37:3, 5; 62:8

  6 ¶ Many° are saying°, “aWho° will show° us [any] good°?”
  bLift° up the light° of Your countenance° upon us, O LORD°!
  7 You have put° agladness° in my heart°,
  More° than° when° their grain° and new° wine° abound°.
  8 In peace° I will Iboth° alie° down° and sleep°,
  For You alone°, O LORD°, make me to bdwell° in safety°.

[6] aJb 7:7; 9:25 bNu 6:26; Ps 80:3, 7, 19
[7] aPs 97:11, 12; Is 9:3; Ac 14:17
[8] IOr at the same time aJb 11:19; Ps 3:5 bLv 25:18; Dt 12:10; Ps 16:9


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David prayeth for audience.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºª on Neginoth,º A Psalmº of David.]]º Hearºª me when I call,ºª O Godº of my righteousness:º thou hast enlargedºª me [when I was] in distress;º have mercyºª upon me, and hearºª my prayer.º

[1] Ex 34:6; 1S 17:37; 19:11; 23:26; Jb 36:16; Ps 6:1; 11:7; 18:18; 24:5; 31:8; 40:1; 41:12; 56:1; 57:1; 67:1; 76:1; 86:3; 116:6, 16; 119:75, 132; 143:2; Is 45:24; Jr 23:6; Hab 3:19; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 1:8, 10; 5:20.

He reproveth and exhorteth his enemies.

2 O ye sonsº of men,º how longº² [will ye turn] my gloryº into shame?º [how long] will ye loveºª vanity,º [and] seek¹ª after² leasing?º Selah.º 3 But knowºª that² the LORDº hath set apartºª him that is godlyº for himself: the LORDº will hearºª when I callºª unto² him. 4 Stand in awe,ºª and sinºª not:² communeºª with your own heartº upon² your bed,º and be still.ºª Selah.º 5 Offerºª the sacrificesº of righteousness,º and put your trustºª in² the LORD.º

[2] Ex 10:3; Nu 14:11; 1S 12:21; Ps 2:1; 3:3; 5:6; 14:6; 57:4; 58:1, 3; 63:11; 72:2; 106:20; Pv 1:22; Ec 8:11; 9:3; Is 20:5; 45:17; 59:4; Jr 2:5, 11; 9:3; Ho 4:7; Jna 2:8; 1Co 1:31; Ep 4:25.
[3] Ex 33:16; Ps 34:15; 55:16; 56:9; 91:14; Jn 15:16; Ep 2:10; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 2:19; Tit 2:14; 1P 2:9; 2P 2:9.
[4] Jb 28:28; Ps 2:11; 3:2, 4; 33:8; 46:10; 63:6; 77:6; 119:161; Pv 3:7; 16:6, 17; Jr 5:22; Hab 2:20; 2Co 13:5; Ep 4:26.
[5] Dt 33:19; 2S 15:12; Ps 2:12; 26:1; 37:3; 50:14; 51:19; 62:8; 84:11; Is 1:11; 26:3; 50:10; 61:8; Mal 1:8, 11; Mt 5:23; He 13:15; 1P 4:19.

Man's happiness is in God's favour.

6 [There be] manyº that say,ºª Who² will shewºª us [any] good?º LORD,º lift thou upºª the lightº of thy countenanceº upon² us. 7 Thou hast putºª gladnessº in my heart,º more than in the timeº² [that] their cornº and their wineº increased.ºª 8 I will bothº lay me downºª in peace,º and sleep:ºª for² thou,² LORD,º onlyº makest me dwellºª in safety.º

[6] Nu 6:26; Ps 21:6; 39:6; 42:5; 44:3; 49:16; 67:1; 80:1, 7, 19; 89:15; 119:135; Ec 2:3; Is 55:2; Lk 12:19; 16:19; Jm 4:13; 5:1.
[7] Jg 9:27; Ps 37:4; 43:4; 63:2; 92:4; So 1:4; Is 9:3; Jr 48:33; 1P 1:8.
[8] Lv 25:18; 26:5; Dt 12:10; 33:27; Jb 11:18; Ps 3:5; 16:8; Pv 3:24; Ezk 34:25; Ho 2:18; Ro 8:35; 1Th 4:13; 5:10; Rv 14:13.


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