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 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

1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah 3But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him. 4Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on 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

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 57:4My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
• Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?
• Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
• Psalms 72:2He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
• Numbers 14:11Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?
• Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
• Psalms 3:3But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
• Psalms 14:6You shame the counsel of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge.
• Psalms 106:20Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass.
• Isaiah 20:5Then they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory.
• Isaiah 45:17But Israel shall be saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever.
• Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people have changed their Glory For what does not profit.
• Hosea 4:7“The more they increased, The more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.
• 1 Corinthians 1:31that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory 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