Psalms 4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 4:1

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 to.
Psalms 4:2

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 defence. See App-66.
Psalms 4:3

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
set apart. All depended on Jehovah's favour (Numbers 14:8). Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read "hath given distinction to".
him that is godly: i.e.. subject of grace.
Psalms 4:4

Stand in awe, &c.. Stand in awe and [so] sin not. sin. Hebrew. chata'
still. silent.
Selah. Connecting their sin with its being put away. See App-66.
Psalms 4:5

Offer the sacrifices. No Art. Hebrew. zabah. App-43.
sacrifices of righteousness. righteous sacrifices. Genitive of Character. How could they offer these while in rebellion against the Lord's Anointed?
trust. confide. Hebrew. batah. See App-69.
Psalms 4:6

that say... good. See note on Psalms 144:12-15.
lift Thou up. No priest with David to give the blessing of Numbers 6:24-26. See 2 Samuel 15:32-37.
countenance. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.
Psalms 4:7

gladness. This was true "good".
their corn. See note on Psalms 144:15.
wine. new wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27.
Psalms 4:8

and sleep. sleep at once. This reference is to 2 Samuel 17:2. See note there.
makest. wilt make.
safety. confidence.
To the chief Musician. See App-64.
upon Nehiloth; better, nehaloth. concerning inheritances. Referring to Jehovah '. favour as being the true inheritance of godly Israelites, as shown in verses: Psalms 4:3; Psalms 4:6; Psalms 4:7. Compare Psalms 144:12-15, the other Nehaloth Psalm. See App-65.