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.
• 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
• New Living Translation (NLT)How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? Interlude

Context of Psalms 4:2

1Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? 3Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him. 4Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

Psalms 4:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• O ye sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• how longעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• my gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• into shameכְּלִמָּהkelimmâh · shameH3639
• will ye loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• vanityרִיקrîyq · vainH7385
• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• after leasingכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 4:2

• Psalms 57:4I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Psalms 58:1Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?
• Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
• Psalms 72:2May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.
• Numbers 14:11The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
• Proverbs 1:22“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
• Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
• Psalms 14:6You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge.
• Psalms 106:20They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
• Isaiah 20:5Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be dismayed and put to shame.
• Isaiah 45:17But Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.
• Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.
• Hosea 4:7The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.
• 1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one 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
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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