Psalms 4
4
Trust in God
1For the leader;#For the leader: many Psalm headings contain this rubric. Its exact meaning is unknown but may signify that such Psalms once stood together in a collection of “the choirmaster,” cf. 1 Chr 15:21. with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
I
2Answer me when I call, my saving God.
When troubles hem me in, set me free;
take pity on me, hear my prayer.#Ps 118:5.
II
3How long, O people, will you be hard of heart?
Why do you love what is worthless, chase after lies?#Love what is worthless…lies: these expressions probably refer to false gods worshiped by those the psalmist is addressing.#Ps 62:4.
Selah
4Know that the Lord works wonders for his faithful one;
the Lord hears when I call out to him.
5Tremble#Tremble: be moved deeply with fear for failing to worship the true God. The Greek translation understood the emotion to be anger, and it is so cited in Eph 4:26. Weep bitterly…wail: weeping within one’s heart and wailing upon one’s bed denote sincere repentance because these actions are not done in public or with the community but in the privacy of one’s heart and one’s home. The same idiom is found in Hos 7:14. and sin no more;
weep bitterly#Tremble: be moved deeply with fear for failing to worship the true God. The Greek translation understood the emotion to be anger, and it is so cited in Eph 4:26. Weep bitterly…wail: weeping within one’s heart and wailing upon one’s bed denote sincere repentance because these actions are not done in public or with the community but in the privacy of one’s heart and one’s home. The same idiom is found in Hos 7:14. within your hearts,
wail upon your beds,#Eph 4:26.
6Offer fitting sacrifices
and trust in the Lord.#Ps 51:19.
III
7Many say, “May we see better times!
Lord, show us the light of your face!”#Ps 31:17; 44:4; 67:1; 80:4; Jb 13:24; Nm 6:25; Dn 9:17.
Selah
8But you have given my heart more joy
than they have when grain and wine abound.
9#Ps 3:6.#In peace I will…fall asleep: the last verse repeats two themes in the Psalm. One is the security of one who trusts in the true God; the other is the interior peace of those who sincerely repent (“on [their] beds”), whose sleep is not disturbed by a guilty conscience.In peace I will lie down and fall asleep,
for you alone, Lord, make me secure.
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Psalms 4
4
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David.
1Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness.
Give me relief from my distress.
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.
3But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly;
Yahweh will hear when I call to him.
4Stand in awe, and don’t sin.
Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness.
Put your trust in Yahweh.
6Many say, “Who will show us any good?”
Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
7You have put gladness in my heart,
more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
8In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep,
for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety.
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