Psalm 4:6

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Summary

Psalm 4:6

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

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Lift

General references

Exodus 33:15

Bible References

Many

Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich, or if the glory of his house be increased;

So I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, to apply my mind unto wisdom, and to comprehend foolishness until the time that among all the things which are under the Sun, I might see what were best for men to do, so long as they live under heaven.

Wherefore do ye lay out your money, for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour about the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness.

and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease: eat, drink and be merry.'

"There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple, and fine bysse, and fared deliciously every day.

Go to now, ye that say, "Today and tomorrow let us go into such a city and continue there a year and buy, and sell, and win,"

Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.

Lift

For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity, and make him glad with the joy of thy countenance.

Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? Put thy trust in God; for I will give him thanks for the help of his countenance.

For they got not the land in possession through their own sword, neither was it their own arm that helped them - But thy righthand, thine arm and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, a Psalm and song} God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance. Selah.

{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of Asaph} Hear, O thou shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Jacob like a flock of sheep; show thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubim.

Blessed is the people, O LORD, that can rejoice in thee; they shall walk in the light of thy countenance.

Show the light of thy countenance unto thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

General references

And he said, "If thy presence go not with me, carry us not hence,