Psalms 4:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

To the chiefe musition on Neginoth, a psalme of Dauid. Heare me when I call O God of my righteousnesse: thou hast set me at libertie when I was in distresse.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינ֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ with-nəgînôt mizmôr to-dāwid

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition ל (to/for) - director/chief musician
• *nəgînôt*: feminine plural noun with prefixed preposition ב (with/in/by) - stringed instruments
• *mizmôr*: masculine singular construct - psalm/song
• *dāwid*: proper name with prefixed preposition ל (to/for/of) - David

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: chief musician/choir director/conductor
• *nəgînôt*: stringed instruments/music
• *mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song with instrumental accompaniment
• *dāwid*: David [referring to authorship or dedication]

Referenced Verses

• Ps 18:18-19 : 18 They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay. 19 He brought me also foorth into a place of libertie: he brought me foorth, because he had a fauour vnto me.
• Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the Lorde passed by before hym, and cryed, Lorde, Lorde, God, strong, mercyfull and gracious, long suffering, and aboundaunt in goodnes & trueth, 7 And kepyng mercy in store for thousandes, forgeuing wickednes, vngodlynes and sinne, and not leauing one innocent, visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the chyldren, and vpon the chyldrens chyldren, euen vnto the third and fourth generation.
• Jer 23:6 : 6 In his tyme shall Iuda be saued, and Israel shall dwell without feare: and this is the name that they shall call hym, euen the Lorde our righteousnesse.
• Hab 3:19 : 19 The Lord God is my strength, he wil make my feete like hindes feete & he wil make me to walke vpon my hye places. To the chiefe singer on Neginothai, or vpon the instrumentes of musicke.
• Job 36:16 : 16 Euen so would he take thee out of the straite place, into a brode place in the which there is no straitnes: yea, & make thy table quiet replenished with fatnesse.
• Ps 17:6 : 6 I call vpon thee O God, for thou wilt heare me: incline thine eare to me, hearken vnto my wordes.
• Ps 6:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition on Neginoth vpon eyght, a psalme of Dauid. O God rebuke me not in thine indignation: neither chasten me in thy wrath.
• Ps 11:7 : 7 For God most righteous, loueth righteousnes: his countenaunce wyll beholde the iust.
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 And of hym are ye in Christe Iesu, whiche of God is made vnto vs wisedome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption:
• 2 Cor 1:8 : 8 For we woulde not brethren haue you ignoraunt of our trouble, whiche came vnto vs in Asia: For we were greeued out of measure, passyng strength, so greatly, that we dispayred euen of lyfe.
• 2 Cor 1:10 : 10 Who delyuered vs from so great a death, and doth deliuer: On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyll deliuer,
• 2 Cor 5:20-21 : 20 Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christe, euen as though God dyd beseche you through vs. So praye we you in Christes steade, that ye be reconciled vnto God. 21 For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, whiche knewe no sinne, that we shoulde be made the ryghteousnesse of God in hym.
• 1 Sam 17:37 : 37 And Dauid spake moreouer: The Lord that deliuered me out of the hand of the lion, and out of the hande of the beare, he shal deliuer me also out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul sayd vnto Dauid: Go, and the Lorde shall be with thee.
• 1 Sam 19:11-12 : 11 Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: And Michol Dauids wyfe tolde it him, saying: If thou saue not thy selfe this night, to morowe thou shalt be slayne. 12 And so Michol let Dauid downe through a windowe: and he went and fled, and was saued.
• 1 Sam 23:26-28 : 26 And Saul and his men went on the one syde of the mountayne, and Dauid & his men on the other syde of the mountaine: And Dauid made haste to get fro the presence of Saul. For Saul and his men, compassed Dauid and his men round about, to take them. 27 But ther came a messenger to Saul, saying: Haste thee and come, for the Philistines haue inuaded the lande. 28 Wherfore Saul returned from persecuting Dauid, and went against the Philistines: And therfore they called that place, Sela Hamnahlekoth.
• 1 Chr 25:1-6 : 1 And so Dauid and the captaynes of the hoast appoynted out to do seruice the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, & Ieduthun, which should prophecie with harpes, psalteries, and cymbales: And there was a multitude of the men that were appoynted to the seruice and ministration: 2 Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zacur, Ioseph, Nathania, and Asarela that wayted on Asaph which prophecied according to the commaundement of the king. 3 Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedeliahu, Zeri, Iesaiahu, Hasabiahu, and Mathathiahu, sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, which prophecied with a harpe, for to geue thankes & prayses vnto the Lorde. 4 Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bucciahu, Matthaniahu, Uzziel, Zebuel, Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddalthi, Romanthi Ezer, Iosbekasa, Malothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sonnes of Heman which was ye kinges sear in the wordes of God, to lyft vp the horne of the regall dignitie: And God gaue to Hema foureteene sonnes, and three daughters. 6 All these also were at the hand of their father, singing in the house of the Lord, with cymbales, psalteries, and harpes, when Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman executed the seruice in the house of God at the kinges commaundement.
• Ps 22:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition of the mornyng hinde, a psalme of Dauid. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so farre from my health, and from the wordes of my complaynt?
• Ps 24:5 : 5 He shall receaue a blessyng from God: and ryghteousnesse from the Lorde of his saluation.
• Ps 25:16 : 16 Turne thy face vnto me, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and in miserie.
• Ps 31:8 : 8 Thou hast not shut me vp into the hande of the enemie: but hast set my feete in a large roome.
• Ps 40:1-3 : 1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. I wayted patiently vpon God, and he enclined vnto me his eare: and heard my crying. 2 He brought me also out of an horrible pyt, out of the dirtie mire: and set my feete vpon a rocke, and directed my goynges. 3 And he hath put a newe song in my mouth: euen a thankesgeuyng vnto our Lorde.
• Ps 41:12 : 12 And when I am in my best case, thou vpholdest me: and thou wylt set me before thy face for euer.
• Ps 42:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition a wise instruction of the sonnes of Corach. Lyke as the Hart brayeth for water brookes: so panteth my soule after thee O God.
• Ps 45:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition (on the instrument) Sosannim (to be song of the) children of Corach. A song of loue, geuyng wise instructions. My heart is endityng of a good matter: I wyll dedicate my workes vnto the king, my tongue is as the penne of a redy writer.
• Ps 56:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition as concerning the dumbe doue in a farre countrey, the golden psalme of Dauid, when the Philistines toke him in Geth. Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde: for man goeth about to deuour me, he dayly fyghtyng, oppresseth me.
• Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition (to be song lyke vnto the song beginning) destroy not, a golden psalme of Dauid, when he fled from Saul into the caue. Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde, be mercifull vnto me: for my soule trusteth in thee, and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I trust, vntyll this tiranny be ouerpast.
• Ps 67:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth, a psalme (whiche is) a song. The Lord be mercyfull vnto vs and blesse vs: and cause the light of his coutenaunce to shine vpon vs. Selah.
• Ps 76:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition in Neginoth, the psalme of Asaph, a song. In Iurie is God knowen: his name is great in Israel.
• Ps 86:3-5 : 3 Be mercifull vnto me O God: for I do call dayly vpon thee. 4 Comfort the soule of thy seruaunt: for vnto thee O Lord do I lift vp my soule. 5 For thou Lorde art good and gracious: and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon thee.
• Ps 116:6 : 6 God gardeth the simple: I was brought to the extremitie, and he preserued me.
• Ps 116:16 : 16 It is euen so O God, for I am thy seruaunt and the sonne of thy handemayde: thou hast loosed my bondes in sunder.
• Ps 119:75-77 : 75 I know O God that thy iudgementes are iustice: and that thou hast caused me ryghtfully to be afflicted. 76 I beseche thee let thy louing kindnesse be a meanes to comfort me: accordyng to thy worde spoken vnto thy seruaunt. 77 Let thy pitifull mercies come vnto me, that I may lyue: for thy lawe is my delyght.
• Ps 119:132 : 132 Loke thou vpon me and be mercifull vnto me: as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name.
• Ps 143:2 : 2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt: for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified.
• Isa 45:24 : 24 Saying: veryly in the Lorde is my righteousnesse and strength, to hym shall men come: but all they that thinke scorne of him shalbe confounded.