Psalms 4:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 4:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 4:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 4:2 — KJV
“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”
— Psalms 4:2 (KJV)
Psalms 4:2 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 4:2
“And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us”
Shares key themes with Psalms 4:2: men, turn, into
“And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.”
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“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. Laish: also called, Leshem magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraints”
Shares key themes with Psalms 4:2: men, how, shame
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 4:2: sons, men, turn
“Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. into...: or, from the rock”
Shares key themes with Psalms 4:2: men, into, seek
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