Psalms 4:7

Psalms 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
• New International Version (NIV)Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

Context of Psalms 4:7

5Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah. 6Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah. Thou hast put joy in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their new wine was in abundance. 8In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.

Psalms 4:7 word by word

נָתַ֣תָּה שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְלִבִּ֑י מֵעֵ֬ת דְּגָנָ֖ם וְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣ם רָֽבּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 4:7

• Psalms 37:4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
• Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
• Psalms 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
• Psalms 92:4For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work; I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
• 1 Peter 1:8whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,
• Judges 9:27And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made rejoicings, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
• Isaiah 9:3Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast increased its joy: they joy before thee like to the joy in harvest; as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil.
• Jeremiah 48:33And joy and gladness is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: they shall no more tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.

Commentaries on Psalms 4:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou hast put gladness in my heart - Thou hast given my soul what it wanted and wished for. I find now a happiness which earthly things could not produce. I have peace of conscience, and joy in the Holy Ghost; such inward happiness as they cannot boast who have got the highest increase of corn and wine; those Two Things in the abundance of which many suppose happiness to be found. To corn and wine all the versions, except the Chaldee, add oil; for corn…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Thou hast put gladness in my heart - Thou hast made me happy, to wit, in the manner specified in Psalm 4:6. Many had sought happiness in other things; he had sought it in the favor of the Lord, and the Lord had given him a degree of happiness which they had never found in the most prosperous worldly condition. This happiness had its seat in the “heart,” and not in any external circumstances. All true happiness must have its seat there, for if the heart is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 Wordly people inquire for good, not for the chief good; all they want is outward good, present good, partial good, good meat, good drink, a good trade, and a good estate; but what are all these worth? Any good will serve the turn of most men, but a gracious soul will not be put off so. Lord, let us have thy favour, and let us know that we have it, we desire no more; let us be satisfied of thy loving-kindness, and will be satisfied with it. Many…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This personal lament includes: a prayer for rescue (Psalm 4:1) a rebuke of the enemy (Psalm 4:2–3) advice to the faithful (Psalm 4:4–5) a statement of confidence (Psalm 4:6–8)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Contrast true with vain confidence. light of thy countenance upon us--figure for favor (Nu 6:26; Psa 44:3; 81:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 4:7

• Gifts from God
• Heart
• Joy
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Apart
• Awe
• Commune
• Lay
• Light
• Neginoth
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• Apocalyptic Literature
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Commentaries on Psalms 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings