Psalms 4:6 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 4:6

Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS 4:7 (253)

Indeed, in the same way the rays of the sun touch the face of one who looks at it, and in fact it is impossible for one who stands near to the sun not to feel it, so also it must be understood that the individual who is fully a partaker of God is the one who has meditated on the law of the holy word and who has surrendered his mind to understanding God. Which, I believe, the prophet indicates in this place when he says, "The light of your countenance is manifested toward us, O Lord."

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Who will show us any good? - This is not a fair translation. The word any is not in the text, nor any thing equivalent to it; and not a few have quoted it, and preached upon the text, placing the principal emphasis on this illegitimate word. The place is sufficiently emphatic without this. There are multitudes who say, Who will show us good? Man wants good; he hates evil as evil, because he has pain, suffering, and death through it; and he wishes to find that supreme good which will content his heart, and save him from evil.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

We have now entered upon the third division of the Psalm, in which the faith of the afflicted one finds utterance in sweet expressions of contentment and peace. There were many, even among David's own followers, who wanted to see rather than to believe. Alas! this is the tendency of us all! Even the regenerate sometimes groan after the sense and sight of prosperity, and are sad when darkness covers all good from view. As for worldlings, this is their unceasing cry. "Who will shew us any good?"

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
רַבִּ֥ים	ra.Bim	many [people]	H7227 →
אֹמְרִים֮	'o.me.Rim	[are] saying	H559 →
מִֽי־	mi-	who?	H4310 →
יַרְאֵ֪נ֫וּ	yar.'E.nu	will he show us	H7200 →
ט֥וֹב	Tov	good	H2896 →
נְֽסָה־	ne.sah-	lift up !	H5375 →
עָ֭לֵינוּ	'A.lei.nu	on us	H5921 →
א֨וֹר	'or	[the] light of	H216 →
פָּנֶ֬יךָ	pa.Nei.kha	face your	H6440 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H216ʾor[the] light of121×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 6:26
may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- Psalms 29:11
  The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
- Romans 15:13
  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- John 16:33
  I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Isaiah 26:3
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
Through
Psalms 89:15
Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
leads to
- Psalms 44:3
  For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 80:19
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
leads to
- Psalms 80:3
  Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 80:7
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
leads to
- Psalms 80:19
  Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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06About Psalms

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