Psalms 4:8 (DRB)

Passage

By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, they are multiplied:

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 4:8 By the fruit of their corn, their wine, and oil, they are multiplied:

Psalms 4:9 In peace in the self same I will sleep, and I will rest:

Psalms 4:10 For thou, O Lord, singularly hast settled me in hope.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fruit", "corn", "wine", and "multiplied". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fruit" and "corn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "The light of thy countenance O Lord..." into verse 9's "In peace in the self same I...", so "fruit" and "corn" 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 "fruit" and "corn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.