Psalms 4:4

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Complete Jewish Bible:

You can be angry, but do not sin! Think about this as you lie in bed, and calm down. (Selah)

Berean Standard Bible:

Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

American Standard Version:

Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Stand in awe{H7264}, and sin{H2398} not: commune{H559} with your own heart{H3824} upon your bed{H4904}, and be still{H1826}. Selah{H5542}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Ephesians 4:26

  • Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Psalms 77:6

  • I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

Proverbs 3:7

  • ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Psalms 63:6

  • When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.

Psalms 46:10

  • Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

2 Corinthians 13:5

  • Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Psalms 33:8

  • Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

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Commentary for Psalms 4:4

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7264
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָגַז
    Transliteration: râgaz
    Pronunciation: raw-gaz'
    Description: a primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear); be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.
  2. Strong's Number: H2398
    There are 220 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָטָא
    Transliteration: châṭâʼ
    Pronunciation: khaw-taw'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn; bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
  3. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  4. Strong's Number: H3824
    There are 230 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לֵבָב
    Transliteration: lêbâb
    Pronunciation: lay-bawb'
    Description: from לָבַב; used also like לֵב; the heart (as the most interior organ); [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.
  5. Strong's Number: H4904
    There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב
    Transliteration: mishkâb
    Pronunciation: mish-kawb'
    Description: from שָׁכַב; a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse; bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
  6. Strong's Number: H1826
    There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּמַם
    Transliteration: dâmam
    Pronunciation: daw-man'
    Description: a primitive root (compare דָּהַם, דָּמָה); to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish; cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
  7. Strong's Number: H5542
    There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סֶלָה
    Transliteration: çelâh
    Pronunciation: seh'-law
    Description: from סָלָה; suspension (of music), i.e. pause; Selah.