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Psalms 4:1
1God, please answer me when I call aloud for help. You are the one who shows that I am right. Help me in my trouble. Show me that you are kind. Listen to me when I pray.
Psalms 4:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
Context of Psalms 4:1
God, please answer me when I call aloud for help. You are the one who shows that I am right. Help me in my trouble. Show me that you are kind. Listen to me when I pray. 2Tell me this, you people: How long will you refuse to respect me? How long will you love stupid ideas? How long will you agree with lies? Selah. 3The Lord is very kind to those who serve him. He has chosen them to belong to himself. So he listens when I pray to him.
Read all of Psalms 4Psalms 4:1 word by word
בְּקָרְאִ֡י עֲנֵ֤נִי׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צִדְקִ֗י בַּ֭צָּר הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ לִּ֑י חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי וּשְׁמַ֥ע תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Hearעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- me when I callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of my righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
- thou hast enlargedרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
- in distressצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
- have mercyחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
- upon me, and hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
Cross-references for Psalms 4:1
- Psalms 22:1My God! My God, why have you left me alone? Why is my help far away? I am crying out in great pain!
- Psalms 42:1God, I need you so much! I look for you, as a thirsty deer looks for streams of water.
- Psalms 45:1This beautiful song makes my heart very happy. I will sing this special poem to the king. My voice is ready to sing it very well, as well as a clever writer can write with a pen.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers chose some Levites to serve God as musicians. They belonged to the families of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They chose these men to speak messages from God while they made music with harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is a list of the men that they chose for this work:
- Psalms 6:1Lord, when you are angry, please do not punish me.
- Psalms 67:1God, please be kind to us and bless us. Look at us with a smile on your face. Selah.
- Psalms 76:1People in Judah know who God is. He is famous in Israel.
- Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God causes me to be strong. He makes my feet run safely over the rocks and hills, like a deer's feet. This prayer is for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments.
- Psalms 11:7The Lord always does what is right. He loves people to do good things. Those who do what is right will know that God loves them.
- Psalms 24:5The Lord will bless people who are like that. God will save them. He will say that they are not guilty of wrong things.
- Psalms 41:12You continue to help me because I do what is right. You will let me stay near to you for ever.
- Isaiah 45:24They will all say this about me: “The Lord alone is true and strong.” ’ Everybody who has been angry with God will come to him. They will be ashamed that they were angry.
- Jeremiah 23:6While he rules, the people of Judah will be safe. And Israel's people will live in peace. People will give this name to him: “The Lord is our righteous Saviour.” ’
- 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of God's work that you now belong to Christ Jesus. As a result of Christ's death on the cross, we share in God's wise plan. Because we belong to Christ, God makes us right with himself. He makes us his own special people. He makes us free from the power of sin.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20So we speak to people on behalf of Christ. It is like this: When we speak, God himself is speaking to you. On behalf of Christ, we say to you, ‘Please come back to God, as his friends!’
- Psalms 18:18They attacked me when I was in trouble, but the Lord helped me.
Commentaries on Psalms 4:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear me when I call - No man has a right to expect God to hear him if he do not call. Indeed, how shall he be heard if he speak not? There are multitudes who expect the blessings of God as confidently as if they had prayed for them most fervently; and yet such people pray not at all! God of my righteousness - Whatever pardon, peace, holiness, or truth I possess, has come entirely from thyself. Thou art the God of my salvation, as thou art the God of my…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear me when I call - When I pray. The word “hear” in such cases is always used in the sense of “listen to,” “hear favorably,” or “attend to;” hence, in the literal sense it is always true that God “hears” all that is said. The meaning is, “hear and answer me,” or grant me what I ask. O God of my righteousness - That is, O my righteous God. This is a common mode of expression in Hebrew. Thus, in Psalm 2:6, “hill of my holiness,” meaning “my holy hill;”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The children of men proved, and the happiness of godly people. (1-5) God's favour is happiness. (6-8) Verses 1-5 Hear me for thy mercy-sake, is our best plea. He who will not ask such blessings as pardon, and justifying righteousness, and eternal life, must perish for the want of them. Alas! that so many should make so fearful a choice. The psalmist warns against sin. Keep up holy reverence of the glory and majesty of God. You have a great deal to say to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Waiting for the Lord's answer helps you grow in patience and strengthen your faith (Psalm 38:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81. Hear--as in Psa 3:4. God of my righteousness--or, "my righteous God, as my holy hill" (Psa 2:6), who will act towards me on righteous principles. thou hast enlarged--expresses relief afforded in opposition to "distress," which is expressed by a word denoting straits or pressure. Past favor is a ground of hope for the future.Read the comment
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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
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