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Psalms 4:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 4:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 4:210 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּ/קָרְאִ֡/יbəqārəʾiy
when call IpronH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
עֲנֵ֤/נִיʿănēniy
answer meverbH6030
afflict (by mistake for
אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤יʾĕlōhēy
O God ofnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
צִדְקִ֗/יṣidəqiy
righteousness mynounH6664
even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)
בַּ֭/צָּרbaṣār
in the distresspronH6862
afflicted · anguish · close · distress ···
הִרְחַ֣בְתָּhirəḥabətā
you have made wideverbH7337
make room · make wide
לִּ֑/יliy
pron
חָ֝נֵּ֗/נִיḥānēniy
show favor to meverbH2603
fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···
וּ/שְׁמַ֥עwšəmaʿ
and hearconjH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
תְּפִלָּתִֽ/יtəpilātiy
prayer mynounH8605
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 4:2

To the end, a psalm song to David. 1. “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believes.” Romans 10:4 For this “end” signifies perfection, not consumption. Now it may be a question, whether every Song be a Psalm, or rather every Psalm a Song; whether there are some Songs which cannot be called Psalms, and some Psalms which cannot be called Songs. But the Scripture must be attended to, if haply “Song” do not denote a joyful theme. But those are called…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 4 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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