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Psalms 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.


Psalms 4:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 4:311 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּנֵ֥יbənēy
O sons ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אִ֡ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
עַדʿad
untilpronH5704
and · as · at · before ···
מֶ֬הmeh
when?particleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
כְבוֹדִ֣/יkəbwōdiy
will honor mynounH3519
glory · honour
לִ֭/כְלִמָּהlikəlimāh
become ignominypronH3639
dishonour · reproach · shame
תֶּאֱהָב֣וּ/ןteʾĕhābwn
will you love? !verbH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
רִ֑יקriyq
vanitynounH7385
to no purpose · vain · vanity
תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּtəbaqəšw
will you seek?verbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
כָזָ֣בkāzāb
falsehoodnounH3577
false · leasing · + liar · lie ···
סֶֽלָהselāh
SelahparticleH5542
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 4:3

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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