Psalms 4:7
Thou puttest gladness into my heart, Greater than theirs, when their corn and wine are abundant.
Noyes Bible
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
8I will lay me down in peace, and sleep: For thou alone, O LORD! makest me dwell in safety.
Cross References
Psalms 31:17Let me not be put to shame, O LORD! for I have called upon thee; Let the wicked be put to shame; Let them be silenced in the grave!
Psalms 43:4Then will I go to the altar of God, To the God of my joy and exultation; Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God!
Psalms 67:2That thy doings may be known on earth, And thy saving power to all the nations.
Psalms 92:4For thou, LORD, hast made me glad by thy doings; In the works of thy hands I greatly rejoice!
Isaiah 9:3Thou enlargest the nation; Thou increasest their joy; They rejoice before thee with the joy of harvest, With the joy of those who divide the spoil.
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 →