Psalms 4:1

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 turned,' etc. Leasing] RV 'falsehood.'

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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;” he...
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...
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 righte...
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...
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...
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;...
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 Psa...
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. -...
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 o...
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 slep...
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...
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 int...
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...
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 th...
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 wa...
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 ju...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Expostulation with Sinners. To the chief musician on Neginoth. A psalm of D...
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...
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 psal...
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 hater...
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 di...
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 wan...
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....
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....
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...
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, see...
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,...
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 Vi...
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...
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 Cori...
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 s...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

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.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 4:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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