Psalms 4:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Psalms 4:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O ye sons of men - Turning from God to men; from Him in whom he hoped for protection to those who were engaged in persecuting him. We are not, of course, to suppose that they were present with hi...
Psalms 4:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

O ye (d) sons of men, how long [will ye turn] my glory into shame? [how long] will ye (e) love vanity, [and] seek after leasing? Selah. (d) You who think yourselves noble in this world. (e) Though...
Psalms 4:2 - 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 4:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

how long . until when. Ellipsis correctly supplied. leasing . falsehood. Anglo-Saxon. leasung . Mid. Eng.. lesing. Selah. Connecting and contrasting his enemies' acts with his own sure defen...
Psalms 4:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. O ye sons of men. The happy result of the prayer of David was, that resuming courage, he was able not only to repel the fury of his enemies, but also to challenge them on his part, and fe...
Psalms 4:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. O ye sons of men - בני איש beney ish, ye powerful men - ye who are now...
Psalms 4:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ye sons of men— The Hebrew אישׁ בני benei iish, signifies sons of man; which may differ very much from our translation: For, does not the phrase sons of man imply all the human race; all the...
Psalms 4:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. (Will ye turn) my glory into shame? - literally, 'How long (shall) my...
Psalms 4:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is an evening hymn, and though no occasion is mentioned it may perhaps be referred, like Psalms 3 (its natural companion), to the time of Absalom's revolt, but to a somewhat later stage in the...
Psalms 4:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(2) Sons of men. — A literal rendering of a Hebrew phrase generally interpreted as “men of high degree.” Luther translates “gentlemen” (see Psalms 49:2 ), where it is “high,” as contrasted with “lo...
Psalms 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We have here an address, and it is a very affectionate one, to the children of men, for despising Jesus and his salvation. Is not this of all sins the grossest, to think slightingly of that which occ...
Psalms 4:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O ye sons of men ,.... Meaning great men, the nobles of Israel; and so the Jewish interpreters k generally explain it; such as Ahithophel, and others, who were in the conspiracy with Absalom, 2 Sa...
Psalms 4:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 2. O ye sons of men ] Ye nobles, Psalms 49:1,2 , who think to...
Psalms 4:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye sons of men David is considered here by many commentators as addressing not mankind in general, but only princes, potentates , and persons of high degree. And perhaps, the phrase, sons of me...
Psalms 4:2 - 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 4:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

O ye sons of men, i.e. princes and potentates, as this Hebrew phrase seems and is thought to signify, who are engaged with Saul or Absalom against me. Will ye turn my glory into shame? or, shall...
Psalms 4:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘O you sons of men how long will my glory be turned into dishonour? How long will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood?' Selah. This again fits well with David's situation. It was the vanity o...
Psalms 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - 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 4:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Evening Prayer of a Christian in Every Kind of Trouble. David, in his flight before Absalom, had come to Mahanaim, on the east side of Jordan, 2 Samuel 17:24-26 . He had a number of faithful men...
Psalms 4:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:31 ; 1 Samuel 12:21 ; Ecclesiastes 8:11 ; Ecclesiastes 9:3 ; Ephesians 4:25 ; Exodus 10:3 ; Hosea 4:7 ; Isaiah 20:5 ; Isaiah 45:17 ; Isaiah 59:4 ; Jeremiah 2:11 ; Jeremiah...
Psalms 4:2 - 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 4:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

My glory — By his glory probably he means that honour which God had conferred upon him. Vanity — Wickedness. Lying — Those calumnies which they raised against him, to make him odious to all the peo...

Psalms 4:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 4:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 4:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 4:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 4:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 4:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 4:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 4:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 4:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 4:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 4:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes