Psalms 4:7
Many say, Who will shew us good things? the light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been manifested towards us.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
In Context
6Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
Cross References
Numbers 6:25the Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee;
Psalms 43:4For they inherited not the land by their own sword, and their own arm did not deliver them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou wert well pleased in them.
Psalms 67:2Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from before him.
Psalms 92:4at + 92:4 q. d. in answer to.the voices of many waters: the billows of the sea are wonderful: the Lord is wonderful in high places.
Isaiah 9:3Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 4:7-8
The Good Man's Desire. 6 There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Lord , lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord , only makest me dwell in safety. 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, v. 7 . It was the… Read the whole commentary →