Thoughts on Psalm 4
Psalm 4 is a beautiful psalm of trust in God. It shows how much faith that the Psalmist had, and how he relied on God regardless of what was happening around him.
In the first verse, the Psalmist cries out to God, praying that God will hear this prayer of his. The Psalmist then switches who he is talking to, and speaks to men, asking how long they will chase after things that have no meaning.
So, because it says Selah, lets do as it says, and pause and consider. Do we cry out to God? or do we chase after things that have no meaning? or try to turn God and what He has done into nothing?
The Psalmist continues by saying how the Lord has set apart the godly, and how the Lord will hear the godly when he prays. The psalmist continues, giving a command to stand in awe of God, pray, and to sin not
Now, let’s pause and consider. How many of us can say we stand in awe of God, pray, and do not sin?
The psalmist then says to put our trust in the Lord, and to offer sacrifices of Righteousness. Sacrifices of righteousness would be doing righteous acts or good works when we don’t have to. How many of us consistently do that?
He then says that many people pray that God will show them good, and make them happy. From there, he continues by praising God, thanking him for putting gladness in his heart, and that he will be able to lay down in peace and sleep, because the Lord protects him.
How many of us have that kind of trust in God? How many of us have that kind of peace and gladness? Can we say that we offer sacrifices of righteousness to God?
