Psalms 4:6

Many ask where any good can be found; David prays for the light of God's face. God's favorable presence is the true and lasting good.

Cross-references · 18

• Ps 80:19Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
• Num 6:26may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
• Ps 80:7Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
• Ps 119:135Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
• Ps 67:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
• Ps 89:15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
• Ps 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
• Ps 49:16–20Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
• Ps 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
• Jas 5:1–5Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
• Eccl 2:3–26I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
• Ps 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
• Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
• Ps 80:1–3For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
• Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
• Ps 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
• Jas 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
• Isa 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

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