Psalms 4 WBT
Summary: An evening companion to Psalm 3's morning prayer, Psalm 4 addresses both God and the psalmist's adversaries, urging them to "be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent" (v. 4). Amid others chasing after fleeting goods, the psalmist asks for God's face to shine on him and reports a gladness greater than that of grain and wine at harvest. It closes with one of the Psalter's most quoted lines of trust: "in peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety" (v. 8).
1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
2O ye sons of men, how long [will ye turn] my glory into shame? [how long] will ye love vanity, [and] seek after falsehood? Selah.
3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.
4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
6[There are] many that say, Who will show us [any] good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.
7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time [when] their corn and their wine increased.
8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.
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