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Psalm 4:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 4 · verse 2
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.Psalm 4:2 · King James Version
Psalm 4:2 in context
1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
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Key words (Strong's)
- leasingkâzâbfalsehoodH3577 →
- vanityrîyqemptinessH7385 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- shamekᵉlimmâhdisgraceH3639 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- longʻadas far as, whether of space or time or degreeH5704 →
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The title of the psalm acquaints us that David, having penned it by divine inspiration for the use of the church, delivered it to the chief musician, or master of the song, who (according to the divine appointment of psalmody made in his time, which he was chiefly instrumental in the establishment of) presided in that…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5