Psalms 4:6

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Psalms 4:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.

6 Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

7 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

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Psalms 39:6

Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

Psalms 49:16

Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

Psalms 49:17

For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.

Psalms 49:18

Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—

Psalms 49:19

he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

Psalms 49:20

A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

Ecclesiastes 2:3

I 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.

Ecclesiastes 2:4

I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:6

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:7

I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,

Ecclesiastes 2:8

and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

Ecclesiastes 2:9

So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?

Ecclesiastes 2:13

And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:18

I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 2:23

Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:25

For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Isaiah 55:2

Why 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.

Luke 12:19

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Luke 16:19

Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

James 4:13

Come 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.”

James 5:1

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

James 5:2

Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

James 5:4

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

James 5:5

You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Psalms 21:6

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

Psalms 42:5

Why 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.

Psalms 44:3

For 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.

Psalms 67:1

May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah

Psalms 80:1

Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

Psalms 80:2

before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

Psalms 80:3

Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Psalms 80:7

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Psalms 80:19

Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Psalms 89:15

Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

Psalms 119:135

Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

Numbers 6:26

may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’