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 to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? Interlude 3You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for himself. The Lord will answer when I call to him. 4Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude

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 surrounded by fierce lions who greedily devour human prey— whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, and whose tongues cut like swords.
• Psalms 58:1Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
• Ecclesiastes 8:11When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.
• Ecclesiastes 9:3It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.
• Psalms 72:2Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.
• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.
• Numbers 14:11And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
• Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
• Psalms 3:3But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
• Psalms 14:6The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.
• Psalms 106:20They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass-eating bull.
• Isaiah 20:5Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt!
• Isaiah 45:17But the Lord will save the people of Israel with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.
• Jeremiah 2:11Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, even though they are not gods at all? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!
• Hosea 4:7The more priests there are, the more they sin against me. They have exchanged the glory of God for the shame of idols.
• 1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about 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