Psalms 4:1 (LSB)

Passage

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Nearby Context

Psalms 4:1 For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Psalms 4:2 O sons of men, how long will my glory become a reproach? How long will you love what is worthless and seek falsehood? Selah.

Psalms 4:3 But know that Yahweh has set apart the holy one for Himself; Yahweh hears when I call to Him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "choir", "director", "stringed", "instruments", "psalm", "david", "answer", and "call". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "choir" and "director", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "O sons of men how long will...", so "choir" and "director" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "choir" and "director" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.