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Verse Psalms 4:7. _THOU HAST PUT GLADNESS IN MY HEART_] Thou hast
given my soul what it wanted and wished for. I find now a happiness
which earthly things could not produce. I have peace of conscienc...
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THOU HAST PUT GLADNESS IN MY HEART - Thou hast made me happy, to wit,
in the manner specified in Psalms 4:6. Many had sought happiness in
other things; he had sought it in the favor of the Lord, and t...
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Psalms 4
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1. The cry to Jehovah (Psalms 4:1)
2. The warning to the enemies (Psalms 4:4)
3. The assurance of faith (Psalms 4:6)...
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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 righteousness, _i.e._ the God who declares that his case is...
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GLADNESS. This was true "good".
THEIR CORN. See note on Psalms 144:15.
WINE. new wine. Hebrew. _tirosh._ App-27....
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MORE THAN IN THE TIME THAT THEIR CORN, &C.— i.e. "My gladness, my
joy is as great as the joy of men in a plentiful harvest." The meaning
of this verse seems, in the plainest and most obvious sense of...
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PSALMS 4
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Ideal Levite's Evening Prayer.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 4:1, New Favour Sought in the Strength of Past
Supplies. Stanza II., Psalms 4:2, Expostulation addressed to...
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_THOU HAST PUT GLADNESS IN MY HEART, MORE THAN IN THE TIME THAT THEIR
CORN AND THEIR WINE INCREASED._
Thou hast put gladness in my heart. Scarcely has he prayed, (Psalms
4:6), "Lord, lift thou up the...
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This is an evening hymn, and though no occasion is mentioned it may
perhaps be referred, like Psalms 3 (its natural companion), to the
time of Absalom's revolt, but to a somewhat later stage in the co...
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MORE THAN IN THE TIME] RV 'more than they have when,' etc. 'They'
seems to refer to the enemies of the writer. He in his hardships is
happier than they in their plenty: the peace of God is better than...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THOU HAST. — Either “Thou hast put a gladness in my heart more
than when their corn and new wine are much,” or, “More than when
one has much corn,” &c. The expression is one of pregnant brevity
for, “...
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_[Psalms 4:8]_ נָתַ֣תָּה שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְ
לִבִּ֑י מֵ...
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Psalms 4:1
Psalms 3:1; Psalms 4:1 are a pair. They are similar in expression (my
glory, there be many which say, I laid me down and slept) in the
psalmist's situation, and in structure (as indicated b...
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MORNING AND EVENING PRAYERS
Psalms 3:1; Psalms 4:1
These psalms probably date from David's flight before Absalom, 2
Samuel 16:1. It is the perfection of trust to be able to sleep when
our foes are ma...
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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 into which the singer marched with confidence is over....
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_The. Houbigant transposes this to ver. 9, which is not necessary.
David answers those diffident people, (Berthier) who thought they had
received no marks of God's favour, and were in great want of
pr...
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7._Thou hast given more joy to my heart. _By another comparison he
better expresses and illustrates the strength of his affection,
showing that, having obtained the good which he had longed for, he
do...
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Psalms 4 differs in this respect from Psalms 3, of which we shall see
other examples, that it is not simple confidence, but appeals to
righteousness against the sons of men, who turn all the glory tha...
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THOU HAST PUT GLADNESS IN MY HEART,.... The Ethiopic version reads it
"into our heart"; in granting the above request; for, nothing so
rejoices the hearts of God's people as the light of his countenan...
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Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time [that] their
corn and their wine increased.
Ver. 7. _Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than, &c._] Joys
unspeakable, and full of glory...
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_Thou hast put gladness in my heart_ Whatsoever thou shalt do with me
for the future, as to my outward distresses and concerns, I have, at
present, unspeakable pleasure and full satisfaction in the
ma...
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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 Samuel 17:24. He had a number of faithful men with
him,...
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Thou hast put gladness in my heart, causing him to rejoice in the
midst of his outward affliction and to await the deliverance of
Jehovah with calm trust, MORE THAN IN THE TIME THAT THEIR CORN AND
THE...
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6-8 Wordly people inquire for good, not for the chief good; all they
want is outward good, present good, partial good, good meat, good
drink, a good trade, and a good estate; but what are all these w...
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Whatsoever thou shalt do with me for the future, as to my outward
distresses and concernments, I have at present unspeakable pleasure
and full satisfaction in the impressions and testimonies of thy lo...
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Psalms 4:7 put H5414 (H8804) gladness H8057 heart H3820 season H6256
grain H1715 wine H8492 increased H7231 ...
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‘You have put gladness in my heart,
More than those have when their corn and their wine are increased.'
The greatest gladness in life in an agricultural society was for the
corn and the wine to incre...
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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 want of
something more than earth or its love can give, a...
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Psalms 4:6
I. Look, first, at that which the Psalmist seeks: the light of God's
countenance. (1) The first thing which this implies is that we are
noticed by the Divine Being. God's countenance at lea...
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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._
Good men want to be heard when they pray, they are...
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CONTENTS: David's exhortation to others to serve God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The godly are chosen, and by distinguished grace set apart
and separated from men, all the longings of the s...
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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 fol...
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_Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their
corn and their wine increased._
THANKSGIVING FOR HARVEST
1. The joy in harvest is based on the successful result of labour.
Labou...
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_Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness._
A GENTLE REMONSTRANCE
This Psalm is mainly a gentle, earnest remonstrance with antagonists,
seeking to win them to a better mind. The cry for an answ...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 4:1. This psalm expresses quiet trust
amid troubling circumstances, combining the categories of individual
lament and confidence....
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 4:7 True JOY is not the result of material
wealth. Rather, joy comes from knowing the Lord’s presence (v.
Psalms 4:6) and peace....
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NIGHT THOUGHTS
_Introduction_
“The Psalmist prays God to deliver him from present as from past
distresses (Psalms 4:2).
1. He assures the haters of his regal dignity that God bestowed it,
and will...
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EXPOSITION
AGAIN the psalm has a title, "To the chief Musician on Neginoth. A
Psalm of David;" literally, "to the_ _superintendent or foreman,"
which, in this instance, would be the choir-leader, or ...
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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...
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1 Peter 1:8; Isaiah 9:3; Jeremiah 48:33; Judges 9:27; Psalms 37:4;...
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A PSALM OF SUPPLICATION
Psalms 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The prayer of Cornelius. As an introductory to the study of Psalms
4:1, which sets forth a great prayer of David, we thought we would
give s...
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Thou hast — Whatsoever thou shalt do with me for the future, I have
at present unspeakable satisfaction in the testimonies of thy love to
my soul; more than worldly persons have in the time of a plent...