Psalms 4:2 (WEB)

Passage

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

Nearby Context

Psalms 4:1 Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

Psalms 4:2 You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

Psalms 4:3 But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly: Yahweh will hear when I call to him.

Psalms 4:4 Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "long", "shall", "glory", "turned", "dishonor", "love", and "vanity". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "long", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Answer me when I call God of..." into verse 3's "But know that Yahweh has set apart...", so "sons" and "long" 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 "sons" and "long" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.