Mazmur 4:5

4:5 Offer the prescribed sacrifices ¹ 

and trust in the Lord! ² 

Mazmur 4:8

4:8 I will lie down and sleep peacefully, ³ 

for you, Lord, make me safe and secure. ⁴ 

[4:5]  ¹ tn Or “proper, right.” The phrase also occurs in Deut 33:19 and Ps 51:19.

[4:5]  ² sn Trust in the Lord. The psalmist urges his enemies to make peace with God and become his followers.

[4:8]  ³ tn Heb “in peace at the same time I will lie down and sleep.”

[4:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “for you, Lord, solitarily, securely make me dwell.” The translation understands לְבָדָד (lÿvadad) as modifying the verb; the Lord keeps enemies away from the psalmist so that he is safe and secure. Another option is to take לְבָדָד with what precedes and translate, “you alone, Lord, make me secure.”