Psalm 4:1

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 4:1-8

Psalms 4:1-8 The fourth psalm is to the chief musician on Neginoth. Now Neginoth is a stringed instrument, and it is mentioned in connection with several of the Psalms--3, 5, 53, 54, 60, 66, and 75. So it is some kind of a stringed instrument that they had in those days. And so this psalm was to be accompanied as they sang it with this particular stringed instrument. David probably wrote not just the psalm, but the music, and also scored for the Neginoth so that the Neginoth player could play... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 4:1-8

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 here follows the LXX. Be ye angry, and sin not. Ephesians 4:9. The rabbins call this a psalm to the Messiah, whose enemies perished as the rebels against David. REFLECTIONS. This psalm is directed to the chief musician on Neginoth; and therefore is thought to have been sung at one time, and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 4:1-8

Psalms 4:1-8Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness.A gentle remonstranceThis Psalm is mainly a gentle, earnest remonstrance with antagonists, seeking to win them to a better mind. The cry for an answer by deed is based on the name and on the past acts of God. The pronoun “my” is best attached to “righteousness,” as the consideration that God is righteous is less relevant than that He is the source of the Psalmist’s righteousness. Since He is so, He may be expected to vindicate it by... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 4:1

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 prayer. To the chief Musician ] Or, To the most excellent music master, 1 Chronicles 25:1-2 , to the chief chanter, Asaph, was this, and some other psalms, committed, that they might be sung in the best manner, and with greatest care. So Alexander, on his death bed, left his kingdom τω Kρατιστω , ... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 4:1

Neginoth: Psalms 6:1, Psalms 67:1, Psalms 76:1, *titles Habakkuk 3:19, *marg. O: Psalms 11:7, Psalms 24:5, Psalms 41:12, Isaiah 45:24, Jeremiah 23:6, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 2 Corinthians 5:21 thou: Psalms 18:18, Psalms 18:19, Psalms 31:8, Psalms 40:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 116:16, 1 Samuel 17:37, 1 Samuel 19:11, 1 Samuel 19:12, 1 Samuel 23:26-Hosea :, Job 36:16, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 1:10 have mercy upon me: or, be gracious unto me, Psalms 56:1, Psalms... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 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.O God — The witness and defender of my righteous cause. read more

Daniel Whedon

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

1. O God of my righteousness The author and judge of my righteousness. He appeals his righteous cause to God for judgment jointly with his prayer for help. Thou hast enlarged me… in distress Thou hast brought me into a roomy place when straitened. An experienced warrior and conqueror, David had been familiar with dangers and deliverances, and his faith is now encouraged from the past. See on Psalms 3:0 read more