Psalms 4:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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Referenced Verses

Ps 80:7 : 7 Turn us again, O God of hosts; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Ps 80:19 : 19 Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Num 6:26 : 26 Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Ps 67:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, [And] cause his face to shine upon us; {H5542}
Ps 89:15 : 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Ps 119:135 : 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
Eccl 2:3-9 : 3 I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; 5 I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; 6 I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared; 7 I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem; 8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun. 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all. 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity. 16 For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool! 17 So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind. 18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. 22 For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? 23 For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. 24 There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? 26 For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Isa 55:2 : 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Luke 16:19 : 19 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
Jas 4:13 : 13 Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days. 4 Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 5 Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts {G5613} in a day of slaughter.
Ps 80:1-3 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest [above] the cherubim, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might, And come to save us. 3 Turn us again, O God; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Ps 21:6 : 6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Ps 39:6 : 6 [Surely every man] [walketh] [in a vain show;] [Surely they are disquieted] [in vain:] [He heapeth up] [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Ps 42:5 : 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Ps 44:3 : 3 For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, Because thou wast favorable unto them.
Ps 49:16-20 : 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased. 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,) 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. 20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 6:25-26
2 verses
77%
25Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Ps 67:1-2
2 verses
75%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, [And] cause his face to shine upon us; {H5542}
2That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations.
Ps 89:15
74%
15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.
Ps 4:5
74%
5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah.
Ps 31:16
74%
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Ps 27:8
73%
8[ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Ps 34:5
73%
5They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded.
Ps 123:1
73%
1A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
Ps 36:9
73%
9For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.
Ps 112:4
73%
4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
Ps 4:7
73%
7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased.
Ps 3:1-3
3 verses
72%
1A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.
2Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. {H5542}
3But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
Ps 125:4
72%
4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.
Ps 80:3
72%
3Turn us again, O God; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Ps 80:19
72%
19Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Ps 80:7
72%
7Turn us again, O God of hosts; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Ps 85:6-7
2 verses
72%
6Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?
7Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.
2 Sam 22:29
72%
29For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
Ps 21:6
71%
6For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Ps 18:28
71%
28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
Ps 40:16
71%
16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.
Ps 70:4
71%
4Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Acts 2:28
71%
28Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
Ps 33:22
71%
22Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.
Ps 43:3
71%
3Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
Ps 84:9
71%
9Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.
Ps 11:7
71%
7For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.
Ps 123:3
70%
3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Ps 118:27
70%
27Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Job 22:26
70%
26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Ps 86:4
70%
4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
2 Cor 4:6
70%
6Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Ps 17:7
70%
7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].
Ps 118:25
70%
25Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
Ps 126:3
70%
3Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad.
Ps 25:16
70%
16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps 119:135
70%
135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
Ps 44:24
70%
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Ps 90:14-15
2 verses
70%
14Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil.
Ps 86:17
70%
17Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Ps 34:8
70%
8Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
Lam 5:21
70%
21Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.
Eccl 11:7
69%
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Ps 31:19
69%
19Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!