Psalms 4:1, David prays for audience; Psalms 4:2, He reproves and exhorts his enemies; Psalms 4:6, Man’s happiness is in God’s favour.
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Psalms 4
Psalms 4 — Overview
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Psalms 4 — OverviewPsalms 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid was a preacher, a royal preacher, as well as Solomon; many of his
psalms are doctrinal and practical as well as devotional; the greatest
part of this psalm is so, in which Wisdom cries to men, to the sons of…Psalms 4 — OverviewPsalms 4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician on Neginoth, a Psalm of David. This psalm is inscribed "to the chief musician", or "conqueror" : who excelled others in the art of music, and carried the glory from them; who was very skilful, and…Psalms 4:1-5Psalms 4:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe 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…Psalms 4:1Psalms 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHear me when I call, O God of my righteousness. Not "the God who imputes to me righteousness," as some render, but "the God who sees that I and my cause are righteous," and who wilt therefore certainly lend me aid. Thou…Psalms 4:1-5Psalms 4:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryA cry for deliverance.
This psalm refers (according to some) to the same event as the previous psalm—that composed probably in the morning, and this in the evening, of the same day. We have in it—
I. A CRY FOR…Psalms 4:1-8Psalms 4:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
AGAIN the psalm has a title, "To the chief Musician on Neginoth. A Psalm of David;" literally, "to the superintendent or foreman," which, in this instance, would be the choir-leader, or "precentor" (Kay).…