And God said to people,\par “Fear and respect the Lord—\par that is wisdom.\par Don’t do evil things—\par that is understanding.”\par
Psalm 4:4 - Easy To Read Version \{If something is bothering you,\}\par you can be angry, {\cf2\super [16]} \par but don’t sin.\par Think about those things\par when you go to bed,\par and then relax. {\cf2\super [17]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [18]})\i0 \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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.] American Standard Version (1901) Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah Common English Bible So be afraid, and don’t sin! Think hard about it in your bed and weep over it! Selah Catholic Public Domain Version And know this: the Lord has made wondrous his holy one. The Lord will heed me when I cry out to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him. |
And God said to people,\par “Fear and respect the Lord—\par that is wisdom.\par Don’t do evil things—\par that is understanding.”\par
Powerful leaders attacked me for no reason.\par But I fear and respect only your law.\par
Every time I called to you, God, you answered me.\par So listen to me now.\par
Many people are talking about me.\par \{Those people say,\}\par “God, won’t rescue him!”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [7]})\i0 \par
I will pray to the Lord.\par And he will answer me from his holy mountain!\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [9]})\i0 \par
Every person on earth\par should fear and respect the Lord.\par All the people in the world\par should fear him.\par
God says,\par “Stop fighting\par and learn that I am God!\par I defeat the nations!\par I control the world!”\par
I will remember you\par while lying on my bed.\par I will remember you\par in the middle of the night.\par
At night, I try to think about my songs.\par I talk with myself and try to understand.\par
Good people live their lives trying to stay away from evil. The person who is careful with his life, is guarding his soul.
True love and loyalty will make you pure. {\cf2\super [21]} Respect the Lord, and you will stay far away from evil.
Don’t depend on your own wisdom. But respect the Lord and stay away from evil.
Surely you are afraid of me.’”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “You should shake with fear in front of me.\par I am the One who made the beaches\par to be a boundary for the sea.\par I made it that way to keep the water\par in its place forever.\par The waves may pound the beach,\par but they will not destroy it.\par The waves may roar as they come in,\par but they can’t go beyond the beach.\par
\{But the Lord is different\}! The Lord is in his holy temple. So all the earth should be silent and show respect in front of the Lord.
Look closely at yourselves. Test yourselves to see if you are \{living\} in the faith. You know that Christ Jesus is in you. But if you fail the test (are not living in the faith), then Christ is not living in you.
When you become angry, don’t let that anger make you sin. And don’t continue to be angry all day.