Psalms 4:4

4:4 Tremble with fear and do not sin!

Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)


sn The psalmist warns his enemies that they need to tremble with fear before God and repudiate their sinful ways.

tn Heb “say in your heart(s) on your bed(s) and wail/lament.” The verb דֹמּוּ (dommu) is understood as a form of דָמָם (“wail, lament”) in sorrow and repentance. Another option is to take the verb from II דָמָם (damam, “be quiet”); cf. NIV, NRSV “be silent.”