Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 4

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1Answer meעֲנֵ֤נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030when I callבְּקָרְאִ֡יbe.ka.re.'IH7121,O Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of my righteousnessצִדְקִ֗יtzid.KiH6664!You have relievedהִרְחַ֣בְתָּhir.Chav.taH7337mydistressבַּ֭צָּרBa.tzorH6862;show me graceחָ֝נֵּ֗נִיcho.ne.niH2603and hearוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

2How longעַד־ מֶ֬ה'ad- mehH5704 H4100,O menבְּנֵ֥י אִ֡ישׁbe.Nei 'ishH1121 H376,will my honorכְבוֹדִ֣יkhe.vo.DiH3519be malignedלִ֭כְלִמָּהLikh.li.mahH3639?How long will you loveתֶּאֱהָב֣וּןte.'e.ha.VunH157vanityרִ֑יקRikH7385and seek afterתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245liesכָזָ֣בkha.ZavH3577?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

3Knowוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068has set apartהִפְלָ֣הhif.LahH6395the godlyחָסִ֣ידcha.SidH2623for Himself;the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hearsיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085when I callבְּקָרְאִ֥יbe.ka.re.'IH7121to Himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.

4Be angryרִגְז֗וּrig.ZuH7264,yet do notוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408sinתֶּ֫חֱטָ֥אוּte.che.Ta.'uH2398;onעַֽל־'al-H5921your bedמִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗םmish.kav.KhemH4904,searchאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559your heartבִ֭לְבַבְכֶםVil.vav.khemH3824and be stillוְדֹ֣מּוּve.Do.muH1826.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

5Offerזִבְח֥וּziv.ChuH2076the sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077of the righteousצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664and trustוּ֝בִטְח֗וּu.vit.ChuH982inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227askאֹמְרִים֮'o.me.RimH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can show usיַרְאֵ֪נ֫וּyar.'E.nuH7200the goodט֥וֹבTovH2896?”Shineנְֽסָה־ne.sah-H5375the lightא֨וֹר'orH216of Your faceפָּנֶ֬יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440upon usעָ֭לֵינוּ'A.lei.nuH5921,O LORDH3068.

7You have filledנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my heartבְלִבִּ֑יve.li.BiH3820with more joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057than whenמֵעֵ֬תme.'EtH6256grainדְּגָנָ֖םde.ga.NamH1715and new wineוְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣םve.ti.ro.ShamH8492aboundרָֽבּוּ׃Ra.buH7231.

8I willיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162lie downאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh.ke.VahH7901and sleepוְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ןve.'I.ShanH3462in peaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859aloneלְבָדָ֑דle.va.DadH910,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,make me dwellתּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃to.shi.Ve.niH3427in safetyלָ֝בֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 4