Parallel Verses
Amplified
Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion].
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Holman Bible
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.
International Standard Version
Be angry, yet do not sin. Think about this when upon your beds, and be silent. Interlude
A Conservative Version
Stand in awe, and sin not. Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
American Standard Version
Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
Bible in Basic English
Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye disturbed, and ye shall not sin: say in your heart upon your bed,
King James 2000
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah
Modern King James verseion
Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.
NET Bible
Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)
New Heart English Bible
When agitated, do not sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
The Emphasized Bible
Be deeply moved, but do not sin, - Ponder in your own heart upon your bed, and be silent. Selah.
Webster
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
World English Bible
Stand in awe, and don't sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.
Themes
Beds » Saints meditate and praise God while on
God » Remember » Reverence for
character of the renewed Heart » Meditative
Quietness » Stillness essential to reception of instruction
Reverence » Godly » Awe » For God and sacred things encouraged
Self-examination » Should be engaged in » With holy awe
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 4:4
Prayers for Psalm 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Night Prayer
3
But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].
The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.
Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion].
Offer righteous sacrifices;
Trust [confidently] in the Lord.
Cross References
Ephesians 4:26
Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.
Psalm 77:6
I will remember my song in the night;
I will meditate with my heart,
And my spirit searches:
Job 28:28
“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Psalm 2:11
Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];
Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.
Psalm 3:2
Many are saying of me,
“There is no help [no salvation] for him in God.”
Psalm 3:4
With my voice I was crying to the Lord,
And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.
Psalm 33:8
Let all the earth fear and worship the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
Psalm 46:10
“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 63:6
When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,
Psalm 119:161
Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;
He who guards his way protects his life (soul).
Jeremiah 5:22
‘Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble [in awe] in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree and a perpetual barrier beyond which it cannot pass.
Though the waves [of the sea] toss and break, yet they cannot prevail [against the sand ordained to hold them back];
Though the waves and the billows roar, yet they cannot cross over [the barrier].
[Is not such a God to be feared?]
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him.”
2 Corinthians 13:5
Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit?