Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?”
Look on us with favor, Lord.

International Standard Version

Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.

A Conservative Version

Many there are who say, Who will show us good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

American Standard Version

Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Amplified


Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!”
Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.

Bible in Basic English

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

Darby Translation

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

Many saying, Who will cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy face, O Jehovah.

King James 2000

There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift up the light of your countenance upon us.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

There are many who say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift up the light of Your face on us.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Many say, "Who can show us anything good?" Smile upon us, Lord!

New Heart English Bible

Many say, "Who will show us any good?" LORD, let the light of your face shine on us.

The Emphasized Bible

Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Many say, "Who will show us any good?" Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.

Youngs Literal Translation

Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 4:6

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Joy

Morish

Images Psalm 4:6

Prayers for Psalm 4:6

Context Readings

A Night Prayer

5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. 6 Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!
7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart in the time that their grain and their wine multiplied.


Cross References

Numbers 6:26

the LORD lift up his face upon thee, and place peace in thee.

Psalm 80:7

Turn us again, O God of the hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Psalm 80:19

Turn us again, O LORD God of the hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Psalm 67:1

God be merciful unto us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah.

Psalm 89:15

Happy are the people that know how to enter into joy; they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Psalm 119:135

Make thy face to shine upon thy slave and teach me thy statutes.

Psalm 21:6

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever; thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

Psalm 39:6

Surely man walks in darkness; surely they are disquieted in vain; they heap up riches not knowing who shall gather them.

Psalm 42:5

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted against me? Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him for the wellbeing of his presence.

Psalm 44:3

For they did not get the land in inheritance by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them, but thy right hand and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance because thy delight was in them.

Psalm 49:16-20

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

Psalm 80:1-3

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Ecclesiastes 2:3-26

I proposed in my heart to regale my flesh with wine and that my heart would walk in wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Luke 16:19

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day;

James 4:13

Come now, ye that say, Today and tomorrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year and buy and sell and get gain;

James 5:1-5

Come now, Oh ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

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