Psalm 4:4 - The Message4-5 Complain if you must, but don’t lash out. Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking. Build your case before God and wait for his verdict. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 Be angry [or stand in awe] and sin not; commune with your own hearts upon your beds and be silent (sorry for the things you say in your hearts). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! [Eph. 4:26.] Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible4 So be afraid, and don’t sin! Think hard about it in your bed and weep over it! Selah Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version4 And know this: the Lord has made wondrous his holy one. The Lord will heed me when I cry out to him. Ver Capítulo |
Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it. I hope the test won’t show that we have failed. But if it comes to that, we’d rather the test showed our failure than yours. We’re rooting for the truth to win out in you. We couldn’t possibly do otherwise. We don’t just put up with our limitations; we celebrate them, and then go on to celebrate every strength, every triumph of the truth in you. We pray hard that it will all come together in your lives.
I’ve been slandered unmercifully by the politicians, but my awe at your words keeps me stable. I’m ecstatic over what you say, like one who strikes it rich. I hate lies—can’t stand them!— but I love what you have revealed. Seven times each day I stop and shout praises for the way you keep everything running right. For those who love what you reveal, everything fits— no stumbling around in the dark for them. I wait expectantly for your salvation; God, I do what you tell me. My soul guards and keeps all your instructions— oh, how much I love them! I follow your directions, abide by your counsel; my life’s an open book before you. * * *