# Psalms 4.8 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 6. Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than they have when their grain and their new wine are increased. > > **8. In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.** (Psalms 4:6-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 6. Many say, “Who will show us any good?” Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us. 7. You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased. > > **8. In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.** (Psalms 4:6-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 6. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. > > **8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.** (Psalms 4:6-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 6. Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah, 7. Thou hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied. > > **8. In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!** (Psalms 4:6-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H7965 - shalom](/codex/h7965-shalom/), *shalom*, Strong's H7965 - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH*, Strong's H3068 ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.