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Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 4:1-8

Psalms 4:0 I. Everywhere, in the history of the human heart, these two things are found in the hours of our bitter pain: unfathomable desire and want of something more than earth or its love can give, and the consciousness of some one capable of filling the want. Out of these two things, consciousness of an infinite want and an infinite fulness and of the relation of one to the other, springs prayer, the paradox; and whatever some may say, it is undeniable that men, and these not the worst, but... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 4:6

Psalms 4:6 I. Consider, first, the question: "There be many that say, Who will show us any good?" Now, whoever these persons may be, it is plain from the language here attributed to them that they are not happy. They speak as men who have been spending their money, and have found that what they have received back in exchange is not bread, and that all the fruit of their labour does not satisfy; hence they do not say, "Who will show us the true good?" but "Who will show us any good?"... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 4:6-7

Psalms 4:6-7 I. Look, first, at that which the Psalmist seeks: the light of God's countenance. (1) The first thing which this implies is that we are noticed by the Divine Being. God's countenance at least means this, that He takes cognizance of our affairs. (2) It means that He is interested in us. The very notice which He takes of us is occasioned by His interest. (3) It means that we are the objects and the recipients of His favour. To give us the light of His countenance is but another word... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 4:6

DISCOURSE: 499GOD’S FAVOUR THE ONLY SUBSTANTIAL GOODPsalms 4:6. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us!SELF-SUFFICIENCY pertains to God alone: he alone is not dependent on any other for his own happiness. The creature must of necessity be dependent, and must derive its happiness from some other source. The angels around the throne are blessed only in the fruition of their God. Man, of course, is subject to the same necessity of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 4:1-8

Psalms 4:1-8 The fourth psalm is to the chief musician on Neginoth. Now Neginoth is a stringed instrument, and it is mentioned in connection with several of the Psalms--3, 5, 53, 54, 60, 66, and 75. So it is some kind of a stringed instrument that they had in those days. And so this psalm was to be accompanied as they sang it with this particular stringed instrument. David probably wrote not just the psalm, but the music, and also scored for the Neginoth so that the Neginoth player could play... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 4:1-8

Psalms 4:3 . Him that is godly. חסיךְ chasik, merciful. The literal reading is by far the best, because it designates godliness by the fruits of piety. Psalms 4:4 . Stand in awe. St. Paul here follows the LXX. Be ye angry, and sin not. Ephesians 4:9. The rabbins call this a psalm to the Messiah, whose enemies perished as the rebels against David. REFLECTIONS. This psalm is directed to the chief musician on Neginoth; and therefore is thought to have been sung at one time, and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 4:1-8

Psalms 4:1-8Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness.A gentle remonstranceThis Psalm is mainly a gentle, earnest remonstrance with antagonists, seeking to win them to a better mind. The cry for an answer by deed is based on the name and on the past acts of God. The pronoun “my” is best attached to “righteousness,” as the consideration that God is righteous is less relevant than that He is the source of the Psalmist’s righteousness. Since He is so, He may be expected to vindicate it by... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 4:6

Psalms 4:6There be many that say, Who win show us any good? Seeing for goodTruth and happiness go together, like light and heat in the sun. God is the fountain of blessedness, because He is the Father of lights; so that the only proper answer to the question, “Who will show us any good?” is, “Lord, lift Thou up the light, of Thy countenance upon us.”I. The question. They who ask such a question are not happy. They have some secret cause of dissatisfaction and disquietude. There is a great blank... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 4:6

Psalms 4:6 [There be] many that say, Who will shew us [any] good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Ver. 6. There be many that say, Who will show us, &c. ] This is Vox populi, the common cry; Studium improborum vagum, good they would have, but pitch not upon the true good. It was well observed that he who first called riches bona, goods, was a better husband than divine; but the most are such husbands. O siquis daret ut videamus bonum? Who will help us to a good... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 4:6

many: Psalms 39:6, Psalms 49:16-Proverbs :, Ecclesiastes 2:3-Ezekiel :, Isaiah 55:2, Luke 12:19, Luke 16:19, James 4:13, James 5:1-Deuteronomy : lift: Psalms 21:6, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 44:3, Psalms 67:1, Psalms 80:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 80:7, Psalms 80:19, Psalms 89:15, Psalms 119:135, Numbers 6:26 Reciprocal: Genesis 17:18 - before Exodus 33:15 - General Exodus 33:18 - General 2 Samuel 22:29 - lighten 1 Kings 3:11 - hast not 1 Chronicles 16:11 - seek his Job 22:17 - and what Job 29:3 - by... read more