Psalms 4:6
4 Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
7 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- KJV
- There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- WEB
- Many say, “Who will show us any good?” LORD, let the light of your face shine on us.
- ASV
- Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- DARBY
- Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.
- BLB
- Many are saying, “Who will show us good?” Lift upon us the light of Your face, O YHWH.
- ÅB
- Mange spør: «Hvem vil la oss se noe godt?»
Løft lyset fra ditt ansikt opp over oss, Herre! - OTB
- Mange sier: “Hvem vil vise oss noe godt?”
La lyset fra ditt ansikt skinne over oss, Herre! - B1930
- Mange sier: Hvem vil dog la oss se godt? Opløft du ditt åsyns lys over oss, Herre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 80:19
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Read in contextNumbers 6:26
may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
Read in contextPsalms 80:7
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Read in contextPsalms 119:135
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Read in contextPsalms 67:1
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
Read in contextPsalms 89:15
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
Read in contextPsalms 49:16–20
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Read in contextPsalms 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
Read in context