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Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Tremble, and do not sin; Ponder in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion]. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be angry and do not sin; reflect in your heart while on your bed and be silent. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be angry and do not sin; on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But each of you had better tremble and turn from your sins. Silently search your heart as you lie in bed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Tremble and do not sin. Think about this on your bed and remain quiet. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Tremble with fear and stop sinning; think deeply about this, when you lie in silence on your beds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Be angry, yet do not sin. Think about this when upon your beds, and be silent. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Be angry, but do not sin. Ponder in your heart, but be at rest on your bed. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Tremble, and do not sin”; Say [thus] in your heart on your bed, "" And be silent. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be ye disturbed, and ye shall not sin: say in your heart upon your bed,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Be angry, and sin not: the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 4:5>Be angry, and do not be willing to sin. The things that you say in your hearts: be sorry for them on your beds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Tremble and sin no more; weep bitterly within your hearts, wail upon your beds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you are disturbed, do not sin; ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Be angry and yet sin not; commune with your own heart and meditate upon your bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Tremble in awe and you will not sin; speak in your hearts and meditate upon your beds.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Tremble, and sin not; Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Be ye angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what ye say in your hearts. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/4-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=222" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/4.htm">Answer Me When I Call!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: riḡ·zū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">Be angry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">yet do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: te·ḥĕ·ṭā·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sin;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904: miš·kaḇ·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Place of lying, a couch, act of lying. From shakab; a bed; abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse.">your bed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’im·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">search</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: ḇil·ḇaḇ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: wə·ḏōm·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">and be still.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm">Ephesians 4:26</a></span><br />“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-19.htm">James 1:19-20</a></span><br />My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, / for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22-24</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. / So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-15.htm">1 John 3:15</a></span><br />Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Colossians 3:8</a></span><br />But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm">Proverbs 16:32</a></span><br />He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:9</a></span><br />Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-29.htm">Proverbs 14:29</a></span><br />A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Proverbs 29:11</a></span><br />A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17-18</a></span><br />But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. / Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17-21</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. / If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:15</a></span><br />Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a></span><br />Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">Stand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Psalm 2:11</a></b></br> Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8</a></b></br> Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Psalm 119:161</a></b></br> SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.</p><p class="hdg">sin</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-28.htm">Job 28:28</a></b></br> And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that <i>is</i> wisdom; and to depart from evil <i>is</i> understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a></b></br> Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6,17</a></b></br> By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD <i>men</i> depart from evil… </p><p class="hdg">commune</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Psalm 63:6</a></b></br> When I remember thee upon my bed, <i>and</i> meditate on thee in the <i>night</i> watches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Psalm 77:6</a></b></br> I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a></b></br> Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?</p><p class="hdg">be still</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></b></br> Be still, and know that I <i>am</i> God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.</p><p class="hdg">Selah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-2.htm">Psalm 3:2,4</a></b></br> Many <i>there be</i> which say of my soul, <i>There is</i> no help for him in God. Selah… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/job/25-2.htm">Awe</a> <a href="/job/33-19.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/job/27-2.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/4-2.htm">Commune</a> <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/30-27.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/job/41-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/36-13.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Meditate</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/38-16.htm">Search</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Tremble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Awe</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/psalms/149-5.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Commune</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/135-14.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Meditate</a> <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Search</a> <a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/5-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Tremble</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">David prays for audience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">He reproves and exhorts his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Man's happiness is in God's favor</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Be angry, yet do not sin;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the natural human emotion of anger but warns against allowing it to lead to sin. The Bible often addresses anger, recognizing it as a powerful emotion that can lead to destructive behavior if not controlled (<a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm">Ephesians 4:26-27</a>). The call to "be angry" suggests that anger itself is not inherently sinful, but it must be managed in a way that aligns with righteousness. This aligns with the teachings of Jesus, who expressed righteous anger in the temple (<a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-17</a>). The instruction to "not sin" emphasizes self-control and the importance of maintaining a godly character even in moments of strong emotion.<p><b>on your bed,</b><br>The reference to "your bed" suggests a time of personal reflection and introspection, often associated with the quiet and solitude of night. In ancient Israel, the bed was not only a place for rest but also a setting for meditation and prayer. This phrase encourages individuals to take time away from the distractions of daily life to examine their hearts and actions. The bed, as a private space, symbolizes a place where one can be honest with oneself and with God.<p><b>search your heart and be still.</b><br>This part of the verse calls for self-examination and a quieting of the soul. Searching one's heart involves a deep, honest assessment of one's thoughts, motives, and actions. It is a call to repentance and alignment with God's will, reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a>, where David asks God to search his heart. The instruction to "be still" suggests a cessation of turmoil and a focus on God's presence and guidance. This stillness is not just physical but also spiritual, allowing for a deeper connection with God and a clearer understanding of His will.<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to be a musical or liturgical pause, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on the preceding words. It serves as a moment to meditate on the message and its implications. In this context, "Selah" encourages a pause to consider the importance of managing anger, engaging in self-reflection, and seeking peace and stillness in God's presence. This reflective pause underscores the gravity of the message and its application to one's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/4.htm">Psalm 4</a>, David is expressing his trust in God amidst distress and opposition.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom David is speaking, encouraging them to trust in God and live righteously.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_anger.htm">Righteous Anger</a></b><br>Anger itself is not sinful, but it must be controlled and directed in a way that aligns with God's righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Taking time to reflect on our emotions and actions, especially in moments of anger, helps prevent sin and promotes spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stillness_before_god.htm">Stillness Before God</a></b><br>In moments of turmoil, finding quiet time to be still and seek God's guidance is crucial for maintaining peace and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Trusting that God will handle injustices allows us to release anger and avoid sinning in response to wrongs done to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anger_be_sinless_in_psychology_and_bible.htm">Psalm 4:4: Is it realistically possible to experience anger without sin according to modern psychology, and how does this align with biblical teachings elsewhere? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'be_angry,_do_not_sin'_mean.htm">What does "Be Angry and Do Not Sin" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'do_not_sin_in_anger'_mean.htm">What does "In your anger do not sin" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'sunset_on_anger'_mean.htm">What does "don't let the sun set on anger" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Stand in awe.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">tremble, </span>whether with <span class= "ital">fear </span>or <span class= "ital">anger. </span>But the rendering of the LXX., "be angry," quoted in <a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm" title="Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath:">Ephesians 4:26</a>, though etymologically correct, is plainly inadmissible here. "(See <span class= "ital">New Testament Commentary.</span>)<p><span class= "bld">Commune</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>reflect on your conduct, let the still hours of the night bring calmer and wiser thoughts with them. The LXX. and Vulg. translate "repent" instead of "be still." This supposes the words to be addressed to the <span class= "ital">enemies. </span>But the next verse makes this doubtful. Probably the clause is a general reflection on the proper conduct of Israelites when in trouble.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Stand in awe, and sin not</span>. The LXX. render, <span class="greek">Ὀργίζεσθε καὶ μὴ ἀμαρτάνετε</span>, "Be ye angry, and sin not;" and this meaning is preferred by Dr. Kay, Hengstenberg, and ethers. It may also seem to have the sanction of St. Paul in <a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm">Ephesians 4:26</a>. If we adopt it, we must suppose the exhortation to be addressed mainly to David's own followers, who are warned against <span class="accented">excessive</span> anger and its natural result, undue violence (comp. <a href="/2_samuel/16-9.htm">2 Samuel 16:9</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">2 Samuel 18:11, 14</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-21.htm">2 Samuel 19:21</a>, etc<span class="cmt_word">.). Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still</span> (compare St. Paul's injunction, "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath"). Anger cools if a little time be suffered to pass - if a night be allowed for reflection, and no action be taken till the morrow, <span class="greek">Παύει γὰρ ὀργὴγ ὁ</span> <span class="greek">χρόνος</span> (Aristotle). Selah. The second strophe being ended, another "pause" is to take place, during which the psalmist's exhortation may be made the subject of consideration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Be angry,</span><br /><span class="heb">רִגְז֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(riḡ·zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sin;</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּ֫חֱטָ֥אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(te·ḥĕ·ṭā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your bed,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kaḇ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4904.htm">Strong's 4904: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of lying, a couch, act of lying</span><br /><br /><span class="word">search</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">בִ֭לְבַבְכֶם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇil·ḇaḇ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be still.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדֹ֣מּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏōm·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/4-4.htm">Psalm 4:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 4:4 Stand in awe and don't sin (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/4-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 4:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 4:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/4-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 4:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 4:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>