Psalms 4:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Psalms 4:6 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 80:19
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Numbers 6:26
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Psalms 119:135
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Psalms 80:7
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms 67:1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-8)

We have here, I. The foolish wish of worldly people: There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Who will make us to see good? What good they meant is intimated, Ps. 4:7. It was the increase of their corn and wine; all they desired was plenty of the wealth of this world, that they might enjoy abundance of the delights of sense. Thus far they are right, that they are desirous of good and sol…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 6)

6-7. Contrast true with vain confidence. light of thy countenance upon us--figure for favor (Nu 6:26; Psa 44:3; 81:16).