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Psalms 4:2–4

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

  6. Psalms 5:6Rank 6 from verse 2
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    6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

  7. 1 Samuel 12:21Rank 7 from verse 2
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    21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

  8. Ecclesiastes 8:11Rank 8 from verse 2
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    11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  9. Ephesians 4:25Rank 9 from verse 2
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    25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

  10. Isaiah 20:5Rank 10 from verse 2
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    5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

  11. Isaiah 45:17Rank 11 from verse 2
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    17But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  12. Isaiah 59:4Rank 12 from verse 2
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    4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  13. Jeremiah 9:3Rank 13 from verse 2
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    3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.

  14. Jonah 2:8Rank 14 from verse 2
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    8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

  15. Psalms 14:6Rank 15 from verse 2
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    6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

  16. Psalms 2:1Rank 16 from verse 2
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    1WHY do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

  17. Psalms 31:6Rank 17 from verse 2
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    6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

  18. Psalms 58:1Rank 18 from verse 2
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    1DO ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

  19. Psalms 58:3Rank 19 from verse 2
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    3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

  20. Psalms 63:11Rank 20 from verse 2
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    11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

  21. Ecclesiastes 9:3Rank 21 from verse 2
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    3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

  22. Exodus 10:3Rank 22 from verse 2
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    3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

  23. Numbers 14:11Rank 23 from verse 2
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    11¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

  24. Psalms 57:4Rank 24 from verse 2
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    4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

  25. Psalms 72:2Rank 25 from verse 2
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    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

  26. 1 Corinthians 1:31Rank 26 from verse 2
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    31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

  27. Jeremiah 2:5Rank 27 from verse 2
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    5¶ Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

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:

  6. 2 Timothy 2:19Rank 6 from verse 3
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    19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  7. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 7 from verse 3
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  8. Titus 2:14Rank 8 from verse 3
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    14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  9. Exodus 33:16Rank 9 from verse 3
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    16For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

  10. Ephesians 2:10Rank 10 from verse 3
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    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

  11. Psalms 6:8Rank 11 from verse 3
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    8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

  12. Psalms 31:23Rank 12 from verse 3
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    23O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

  13. Psalms 50:5Rank 13 from verse 3
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    5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

  14. Psalms 55:16–17Rank 14 from verse 3
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    16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

    17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

  15. Psalms 56:9Rank 15 from verse 3
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    9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

From verse 4

  1. Ephesians 4:26Rank 1 from verse 4
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  2. Psalms 77:6Rank 2 from verse 4
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    6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

  3. Psalms 63:6Rank 3 from verse 4
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    6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

  4. Proverbs 3:7Rank 4 from verse 4
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    7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

  5. Psalms 46:10Rank 5 from verse 4
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    10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

  6. 2 Corinthians 13:5Rank 6 from verse 4
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    5Examine 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?

  7. Job 28:28Rank 7 from verse 4
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    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

  8. Psalms 33:8Rank 8 from verse 4
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    8Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

  9. Proverbs 16:6Rank 9 from verse 4
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    6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

  10. Habakkuk 2:20Rank 10 from verse 4
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    20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

  11. Proverbs 16:17Rank 11 from verse 4
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    17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  12. Psalms 119:161Rank 12 from verse 4
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    161Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

  13. Psalms 2:11Rank 13 from verse 4
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    11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

  14. Psalms 3:4Rank 14 from verse 4
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    4I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

  15. Psalms 3:2Rank 15 from verse 4
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    2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

  16. Jeremiah 5:22Rank 16 from verse 4
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    22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 4:3

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 4:4

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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awe

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Fear mingled with admiration or reverence; reverential fear.

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

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sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

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

COMBINED MEANING

commune

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Sense 1: To converse or talk together. Sense 2: To speak or meditate within one's own heart.

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

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bed

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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

still

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Sense 1: Continuing without interruption, or remaining as before. Sense 2: Quiet, silent, or without motion. Sense 3: Even yet or nevertheless. Sense 4: To make quiet or cause to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4:1HEAR 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.

4:2O 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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4:3But 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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4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

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4:5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

4:6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

4:7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

4:8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

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