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Psalm 4:6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 4 · verse 6
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.Psalm 4:6 · King James Version
Psalm 4:6 in context
4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
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Key words (Strong's)
- lightʼôwrillumination or luminaryH216 →
- manyrababundantH7227 →
- shewrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- sayʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have here, I. The foolish wish of worldly people: There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Who will make us to see good? What good they meant is intimated, Psa 4:7. It was the increase of their corn and wine;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-8