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Psalms 4:2–3

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O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
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From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 1:22Rank 1 from verse 2
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  2. Hosea 4:7Rank 2 from verse 2
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    7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

  3. Psalms 3:3Rank 3 from verse 2
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    3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  4. Jeremiah 2:11Rank 4 from verse 2
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    11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

  5. Psalms 106:20Rank 5 from verse 2
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    20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

From verse 3

  1. John 15:16Rank 1 from verse 3
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    16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

  2. Psalms 34:15Rank 2 from verse 3
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    15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14Rank 3 from verse 3
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    13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

    14Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  4. Psalms 91:14–15Rank 4 from verse 3
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    14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

    15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  5. 2 Peter 2:9Rank 5 from verse 3
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    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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Psalms 4:2

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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vanity

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Emptiness, futility, worthlessness, falsehood, unreliability, or transience.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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Psalms 4:3

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

godly

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Sense 1: Devout and reverent toward God; conforming to God's will. Sense 2: As an adverb, in a godly manner. In some phrases, arising from or directed toward God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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1HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

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3But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.

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4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

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