New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 4

Evening Prayer of Trust in God.

I.e. Belonging to the choir director’s anthologyFor the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1Answerעֲנֵ֤נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030me whenI callבְּקָרְאִ֡יbe.ka.re.'IH7121,O Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of my righteousnessצִדְקִ֗יtzid.KiH6664! You haverelievedהִרְחַ֣בְתָּhir.Chav.taH7337me in my distressבַּ֭צָּרBa.tzorH6862; Begraciousחָ֝נֵּ֗נִיcho.ne.niH2603to me andhearוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃te.fi.la.TiH8605.

2O sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאִ֡ישׁ'ishH376,howמֶ֬הmehH4100longעַד־'ad-H5704will myhonorכְבוֹדִ֣יkhe.vo.DiH3519becomea reproachלִ֭כְלִמָּהLikh.li.mahH3639? How longwill you loveתֶּאֱהָב֣וּןte.'e.ha.VunH157whatH7385is worthlessH7385and aimתְּבַקְשׁ֖וּte.vak.ShuH1245atdeceptionכָזָ֣בkha.ZavH3577?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3But knowוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045that the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068hassetH6395apartH6395thegodlyH2623manH2623for Himself;The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hearsיִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'H8085when I callבְּקָרְאִ֥יbe.ka.re.'IH7121to Him.

4Trembleרִגְז֗וּrig.ZuH7264,and do not sinתֶּ֫חֱטָ֥אוּte.che.Ta.'uH2398;Meditateאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559in your heartבִ֭לְבַבְכֶםVil.vav.khemH3824upon your bedמִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗םmish.kav.KhemH4904,and be stillוְדֹ֣מּוּve.Do.muH1826.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

5Offerזִבְח֥וּziv.ChuH2076thesacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077of righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664, Andtrustוּ֝בִטְח֗וּu.vit.ChuH982in the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227are sayingאֹמְרִים֮'o.me.RimH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will showיַרְאֵ֪נ֫וּyar.'E.nuH7200us anygoodט֥וֹבTovH2896?”Liftנְֽסָה־ne.sah-H5375up the lightא֨וֹר'orH216of Your countenanceפָּנֶ֬יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440upon us, O LordH3068!

7You have putנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414gladnessשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057in my heartבְלִבִּ֑יve.li.BiH3820,MoreH4480thanH4480whenמֵעֵ֬תme.'EtH6256their grainדְּגָנָ֖םde.ga.NamH1715and newוְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣םve.ti.ro.ShamH8492wineH8492aboundרָֽבּוּ׃Ra.buH7231.

8In peaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965I willbothיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162lieאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh.ke.VahH7901downH7901and sleepוְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ןve.'I.ShanH3462,For You aloneלְבָדָ֑דle.va.DadH910, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, make me todwellתּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃to.shi.Ve.niH3427in safetyלָ֝בֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

Evening Prayer of Trust in God.

I.e. Belonging to the choir director’s anthologyFor the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 4