Psalms 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

Be ye angry, and sin not: the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds.

Nearby Context

Psalms 4:3 O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? why do you love vanity, and seek after lying?

Psalms 4:4 Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.

Psalms 4:5 Be ye angry, and sin not: the things you say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds.

Psalms 4:6 Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord: many say, Who sheweth us good things?

Psalms 4:7 The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us: thou hast given gladness in my heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angry", "things", "hearts", "sorry", "upon", and "beds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angry" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Know ye also that the Lord hath..." into verse 6's "Offer up the sacrifice of justice and...", so "angry" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "angry" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.