Psalms 4:2

Psalms 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
• English Standard Version (ESV)O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah

Context of Psalms 4:2

1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach? How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah. 3But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself; The Lord hears when I call to Him. 4Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Psalms 4:2 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י אִ֡ישׁ עַד־מֶ֬ה כְבוֹדִ֣י לִ֭כְלִמָּה תֶּאֱהָב֣וּן רִ֑יק תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ כָזָ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• O sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• longעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• a reproachכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• will you loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• and aimבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• deceptionכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 4:2

• Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword.
• Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
• Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.
• Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice.
• Exodus 10:3Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs which I have performed in their midst?
• Proverbs 1:22“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
• Psalms 3:3But You, O Lord, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
• Psalms 14:6You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the Lord is his refuge.
• Psalms 106:20Thus they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.
• Isaiah 20:5Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
• Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity.
• Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation changed gods When they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit.
• Hosea 4:7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.
• 1 Corinthians 1:31so that, just as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Commentaries on Psalms 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2O ye sons of men - איש בני beney ish, ye powerful men - ye who are now at the head of affairs, or who are leaders of the multitude. Love vanity - The poor, empty, shallow-brained, pretty-faced Absalom; whose prospects are all vain, and whose promises are all empty! Seek after leasing? - This is a Saxon word, from falsehood, from to lie. Cardmarden has adopted this word in his translation, Rouen, 1566. It is in none of the Bibles previously to that time…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O ye sons of men - Turning from God to men; from Him in whom he hoped for protection to those who were engaged in persecuting him. We are not, of course, to suppose that they were present with him, but this is an earnest, poetic remonstrance, “as if” they were with him. The reference is doubtless to Absalom and his followers; and he calls them “sons of men,” as having human feelings, passions, and purposes, in strong distinction from that righteous God to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The opponents of those who follow God rely on false beliefs, deceit, and idol worship. my honor (or my glory): The psalmist's honor, or possibly the Lord's, is being challenged.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. sons of men--men of note or prominence (compare 2Ch 21:9). turn my glory--or, "royal dignity." into shame--or, "reproach." vanity--a foolish and hopeless enterprise (Psa 2:1). leasing--a lie.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 4:2

• Leasing
• Malice
• Vanity

In the dictionaries

• Apart
• Awe
• Commune
• Lay
• Leasing
• Light
• Neginoth
• Stand
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Glory

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