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Psalm 4:8

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Cross References:

Ps 3:5 | I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.
Le 25:18 | “ ‘And you shall do my statutes, and you must keep my regulations, and you shall do them, so that you shall live securely on the land.
Dt 12:10 | But you will cross the Jordan, and you will settle in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give rest to you from all your enemies from all around, and you will live securely,
Job 11:18 | And you will have confidence because there is hope; and you will be well protected—you will sleep in safety.
Job 11:19 | And you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid; and many will entreat your favor.
Le 25:18–19; 26:5–6; Nu 6:26; Dt 12:10; 33:28; Job 11:18–19; 17:16; Ps 3:5; 16:9; Je 32:37; Eze 34:25

 

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4:8 In peace The Psalm ends on a note of peaceful tranquility. Just as He has in the past (v. 1), Yahweh has responded, enabling the psalmist to sleep in safety.

John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Ps 4:8.

Notes for 4:8

20 tn Heb “in peace at the same time I will lie down and sleep.”
21 tn Heb “for you, LORD, solitarily, securely make me dwell.” The translation understands לְבָדָד (lévadad) as modifying the verb; the Lord keeps enemies away from the psalmist so that he is safe and secure. Another option is to take לְבָדָד with what precedes and translate, “you alone, LORD, make me secure.”
22 sn Psalm 5. Appealing to God’s justice and commitment to the godly, the psalmist asks the Lord to intervene and deliver him from evildoers.
23 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word נְחִילוֹת (nékhilot), which occurs only here, is uncertain. Many relate the form to חָלִיל (khalil, “flute”).


Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition Notes (Biblical Studies Press, 2006), Ps 4:8.

4:7–8 The psalmist’s own experience is in contrast to the pessimist’s view in v. 6. He has both an abundance of joy and a sense of security because of his relationship with the Lord. The same description of lying down and sleeping occurs in 3:5.

Kevin R. Warstler, “Psalms,” in CSB Study Bible: Notes, ed. Edwin A. Blum and Trevin Wax (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 820.

4:7–8. The joy and contentment David experienced in trusting in the LORD was greater than the mirth of the harvest festivities. Even in distress and away from the visible evidence of God’s goodness, he enjoyed peace and safety in his God (on sleep; cf. 3:5). True joy and peace depend not on circumstances but on God’s protection and provisions (cf. Gal. 5:22; Rom. 14:17).

Allen P. Ross, “Psalms,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 794.