Psalm 4:5

Verse 5 of 8. The 4th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Hear 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.

2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

3But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.

4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

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Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in the LORD.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 4:5

Of others it is said that they were to lift up the horn, v. 5. But of them all, that they were for song in the house of the Lord (v. 6) and were instructed in the songs of the Lord, v. 7. This psalm was committed to one of the chiefs, to be sung on neginoth—stringed instruments (Hab. iii. 19), which were played on with the hand; with music of that kind the choristers were to sing this psalm…

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.