Psalms 4:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hear 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. ”

Psalms 4:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hear me when I call - When I pray. The word “hear” in such cases is always used in the sense of “listen to,” “hear favorably,” or “attend to;” hence, in the literal sense it is always true that G...
Psalms 4:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

" (a) To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David." Hear me when I call, (b) O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in (c) distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my pra...
Psalms 4:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

IV. An Evening Hymn by a Man High in Office whose Rule Excites Jealousy and Resistance. The Psalmist begins with an appeal to the God of his righteousness, i.e. the God who declares that his case...
Psalms 4:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title. . Psalm. See App-65. Hear . Answer. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. God of my righteousness . My righteous God. Genitive of relation or object. Have mercy . be gracious, or show favour...
Psalms 4:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

In these words there is shown the faith of David, who, although brought to the uttermost distress, and indeed almost consumed by a long series of calamities, did not sink under his sorrow; nor...
Psalms 4:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear 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. Hear me wh...
Psalms 4:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David prayeth for audience. He reproveth and exhorteth his enemies. Man's happiness is in God's favour. To the chief musician on Neginoth. A Psalm of David. Title. — בנגינות למנצח lamnatse...
Psalms 4:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hear 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. Title. - To the chief Musician , х mªnatseeach ( H53...
Psalms 4:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

God of my righteousness ] The God who is on the side of the Psalmist's righteous cause. Enlarged me] RV 'set me at large.' How long will ye turn , etc.] RV 'how long shall my glory be turne...
Psalms 4:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hear me. — Better, In my crying hear me, God of my righteousness. The conception of God as supremely just, and the assertor of justice, is one of the noblest legacies from the Hebrew faith to th...
Psalms 4:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 4:1-8 Psalms 3:1-8 ; Psalms 4:1-8 are a pair. They are similar in expression (my glory, there be many which say, I laid me down and slept) in the psalmist's situation, and in structure (...
Psalms 4:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Morning and Evening Prayers Psalms 3:1-8 ; Psalms 4:1-8 These psalms probably date from David's flight before Absalom, 2 Samuel 16:1-23 . It is the perfection of trust to be able to sleep whe...
Psalms 4:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of the evening. The general circumstances out of which it rises are the same as those of the previous psalm. Now, however, the day into which the singer marched with confidence is over...
Psalms 4:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Psalms opens with prayer, then an address showing the folly, as well as danger, of pursuing vanity; the close of the Psalm determines that the happiness of man must be alone found in t...
Psalms 4:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness ,.... Or, "my righteous God" h, who is righteous in his nature, ways, and works, the just Judge of the whole earth, who will do right; or "the vindicat...
Psalms 4:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 4:1 «To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. » Hear 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 pr...
Psalms 4:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O God of my righteousness Or, my righteous God, the witness and defender of my righteous cause, and the person from whom I expect that righteous judgment and decision of it which I cannot obtain fr...
Psalms 4:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Expostulation with Sinners. To the chief musician on Neginoth. A psalm of David. 1 Hear me when I call, O God of my...
Psalms 4:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 4 The chief musician; the master or director of the sacred musicians and music of the temple; of whom see 1 Chronicles 6:31 , 1 Chronicles 15:16,17 25:1,2 2 Chronicles 20:21 , 2 Chronic...
Psalms 4:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness, You have set me at large when I was in distress. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.' The psalm begins with prayer. The writer is grateful that...
Psalms 4:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

NIGHT THOUGHTS Introduction “The Psalmist prays God to deliver him from present as from past distresses ( Psalms 4:2 ). 1. He assures the haters of his regal dignity that God bestowed it, and w...
Psalms 4:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Neginoth Neginoth: stringed instruments mentioned in connection with Psalms 3, 5, 43, 54, 60, 66, 75, where it seems clear that the musical directions now appearing as titles of Psalms 4, 6, 5...
Psalms 4:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 4 I. Everywhere, in the history of the human heart, these two things are found in the hours of our bitter pain: unfathomable desire and want of something more than earth or its love can giv...
Psalms 4:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 4:1 . Hear 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. Past experience is a sweet solace in the hour o...
Psalms 4:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 4:3 . Him that is godly. חסיךְ chasik, merciful. The literal reading is by far the best, because it designates godliness by the fruits of piety. Psalms 4:4 . Stand in awe. St. Paul he...
Psalms 4:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness. A gentle remonstrance This Psalm is mainly a gentle, earnest remonstrance with antagonists, seeking to win them to a better mind. The cry for an...
Psalms 4:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 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-lead...
Psalms 4:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hear me when I call, offering ears favorable to his cause, O God of my righteousness, literally, "my God of righteousness," since Jehovah is the Vindicator of righteousness when it is falsely repre...
Psalms 4:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 25:1-6 ; 1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Samuel 17:37 ; 1 Samuel 19:11 ; 1 Samuel 19:12 ; 1 Samuel 23:26-28 ; 2 Corinthians 1:10 ; 2 Corinthians 1:8 ; 2 Corinthians 5:20 ; 2 Corinthians...
Psalms 4:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Psalm of Supplication Psalms 4:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The prayer of Cornelius. As an introductory to the study of Psalms 4:1-8 , which sets forth a great prayer of David, we thought we w...
Psalms 4:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

O God — The witness and defender of my righteous cause.

Psalms 4:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 4:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 4:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 4:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 4:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 4:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 4:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 4:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 4:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 4:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 4:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 4:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes