the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Psalms 4:5
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Offer sacrifices in righteousnessand trust in the Lord.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in the LORD.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord .
Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord .
Do what is right as a sacrifice to the Lord and trust the Lord .
Offer the prescribed sacrifices and trust in the Lord !
Offer righteous sacrifices; Trust [confidently] in the LORD.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the LORD.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in Yahweh.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousnes, and trust in the Lorde.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,And trust in Yahweh.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness and trust in the LORD.
Offer the proper sacrifices and trust the Lord .
You can be angry, but do not sin! Think about this as you lie in bed, and calm down. (Selah)
Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness and put your trust in the LORD.
Offer the right sacrifices to the Lord , and put your trust in him.
Offer correct sacrifices, and trust in Yahweh.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness and trust in Jehovah.
Sela. Offre ye sacrifice of rightuousnes, & put yor trust in ye LORDE.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah.
Give the offerings of righteousness, and put your faith in the Lord.
Tremble, and sin not; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
Offer the sacrifices of righteousnesse, and put your trust in the Lord.
Offer the sacrifice of righteousnesse: and put your trust in God.
Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
Sacrifie ye `the sacrifice of riytfulnesse, and hope ye in the Lord; many seien, Who schewide goodis to vs?
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Yahweh.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the LORD.
Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord .
Give the gifts that are right and good, and trust in the Lord.
Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord .
Sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness; and put your trust in Yahweh.
(4-6) Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: many say, Who sheweth us good things?
Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.
Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness, And trust ye unto Jehovah.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the Lord .
Contextual Overview
To the director: With stringed instruments. A song of David.
God, you showed that I was innocent. You gave me relief from all my troubles. So listen to me now when I call to you for help. Be kind to me and hear my prayer. 2 Men, how long will you try to dishonor me? Do you enjoy wasting your time searching for new lies against me? Selah 3 You can be sure that anyone who serves the Lord faithfully is special to him. The Lord listens when I pray to him. 4 Tremble with fear, and stop sinning. Think about this when you go to bed, and calm down. Selah 5 Give the right sacrifices to the Lord , and put your trust in him!Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Offer: Psalms 50:14, Psalms 51:19, Deuteronomy 33:19, 2 Samuel 15:12, Isaiah 1:11-18, Isaiah 61:8, Malachi 1:8, Malachi 1:11-14, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:23, Hebrews 13:15, Hebrews 13:16
put: Psalms 2:12, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 62:8, Psalms 84:11, Psalms 84:12, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 26:4, Isaiah 50:10, 1 Peter 4:19
Reciprocal: Psalms 119:166 - and done Malachi 3:3 - an
Cross-References
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.
Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been in the past.
He said to them, "I have noticed that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be. But the God of my father has been with me.
So Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord , "I never did anything wrong to these people. I never took anything from them—not even a donkey! Don't accept their gifts!"
A fool's anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.
May he remember all the gifts you have offered. May he accept all your sacrifices. Selah
I can do what I want with my own money. Why would you be jealous because I am generous?'
When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.
Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because he had faith. God said he was pleased with what Abel offered. And so God called him a good man because he had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,.... Offer for sacrifice things righteously gotten, for the Lord hates robbery for burnt offering, Isaiah 61:8. Some respect may be had to the unrighteous acquisitions of Absalom and his men, and who were now in possession of Jerusalem, and of the altars of the Lord, and were sacrificing on them; in which they gloried; and to which this may be opposed. Likewise sacrifices of righteousness are such as were according to the law, and were offered in a right manner; which were not maimed, nor had any blemish in them; see Malachi 1:13; and particularly such as were offered up in the faith of the great sacrifice, Christ; for, without faith, it is impossible to please God by any sacrifice. And this sense is confirmed by the following clause, which requires trust in the Lord. Moreover, righteousness, with the Jews, signifies alms, beneficence, showing mercy to the indigent; and acts of liberality are sacrifices, with which God is well pleased; and which are preferred by him to the sacrifices of the ceremonial law, Hebrews 13:16. The sacrifices also of a broken heart, and of a contrite spirit, are such as God esteems of; he looks to those that have them, and dwells with them. And to this sense the Chaldee paraphrase inclines, in which the words are thus paraphrased;
"subdue your corruptions, and it shall be reckoned to you as a sacrifice of righteousness?''
and why may not the sacrifice of praise for mercies received, especially for the righteousness of Christ, be at least included, if not principally designed; since these are sacrifices which, under the ceremonial law, were more pleasing to God than others; and are always acceptable to him through Jesus Christ our Lord? Agreeably to this, Aben Ezra thinks the peace offerings are intended, which were in a way of thanksgiving; and are opposed to sin offerings, and trespass offerings, and burnt offerings; from the last of which sacrifices of righteousness are distinguished in Psalms 51:19;
and put your trust in the Lord: not in your strength, in horses and chariots, and numbers of men; nor in wise counsels, nor in riches, nor in fleshly privileges, nor in works of righteousness, or sacrifices of righteousness: for though they are to be performed, they are not to be trusted in; nor in your own hearts. And while the psalmist is striking at the false confidence of the sons of men he is addressing, he may at the same time be thought to be encouraging those that were with him to trust in the Lord, Jehovah, the Son of God, before spoken of by him as the object of trust, Psalms 2:12; to trust in his person for the acceptance of their persons and sacrifices of righteousness; and in his righteousness for justification; in his blood for pardon; in his sacrifice for expiation of sin; in his fulness for daily supplies; and in his power for protection and safety. And it is right to trust in him at all times; in times of affliction, temptation, and desertion: he is always the same; in him is everlasting strength; he has an heart as well as an ability to help and succour, and none ever trusted in him and were confounded. Such have peace and safety, and can want no good thing.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness - Offer righteous sacrifices; that is, sacrifices prompted by right motives, and in accordance with the prescriptions in the law of God. This appears to be addressed also to those who in Psalms 4:2 are called “sons of men;” that is, those who were arrayed against the psalmist. According to the common opinion this psalm was composed by David on occasion of his being driven from his throne and kingdom; and, of course, Zion, the ark, and the tabernacle, were in the hands of his enemies. The exhortation here may be, either that, as his enemies were now in possession of the usual seat of public worship, they would conduct the worship of God by keeping up the regular daily sacrifice; or, more probably, it means that in view of their sins, particularly in this rebellion, and as the result of the calm reflection to which he had exhorted them in Psalms 4:4, they should now manifest their repentance, and their purpose to turn to God, by presenting to him an appropriate sacrifice. They were sinners. They were engaged in an unholy cause. He exhorts them to pause, to reflect, to turn to God, and to bring a sacrifice for their sins, that their guilt might be blotted out.
And put your trust in the Lord - That is, turn from your evil ways, and confide in God in all his arrangements, and submit to him. Compare Psalms 2:12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 4:5. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness — Do not attempt to offer a sacrifice to God for prosperity in your present rebellious conduct. Such a sacrifice would be a sin. Turn to God from whom you have revolted; and offer to him a righteous sacrifice, such as the law prescribes, and such as he can receive. Let all hear and consider this saying. No sacrifice - no performance of religious duty, will avail any man, if his heart be not right with God. And let all know, that under the Gospel dispensation no sacrifice of any kind will be received but through the all-atoning sacrifice made by Christ.
Because of sin, justice has stopped every man's mouth; so that none can have access to God, but through the Mediator. By him only can the mouth of a sinner be opened to plead with God. Hear this, ye who trust in yourselves, and hope for heaven without either faith or dependence on the vicarious sacrifice of Christ.
