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Psalms 4:6 — King James Version← Study notes

There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.


Psalms 4:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 4:66 words
HebrewMeaning
זִבְח֥וּzibəḥw
sacrificeverbH2076
offer · sacrifice · slay
זִבְחֵיzibəḥēy
sacrifices ofnounH2077
sacrifice
צֶ֑דֶקṣedeq
righteousnessnounH6664
even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)
וּ֝/בִטְח֗וּwbiṭəḥw
and trustconjH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
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 4:6

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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