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Psalms 4:2

NETBible	You men,¹ how long will you try to turn my honor into shame?² How long³ will you love what is worthless⁴ and search for what is deceptive?⁵ (Selah)
NIV © biblegateway Psa 4:2	How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Selah
NASB © biblegateway Psa 4:2	O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach? How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 4:2	How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make these groundless accusations? How long will you pursue lies? Interlude
MSG © biblegateway Psa 4:2	You rabble--how long do I put up with your scorn? How long will you lust after lies? How long will you live crazed by illusion?
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 4:2	O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 4:2	How long, you people, shall my honor suffer shame? How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies? Selah
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 4:2	How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood? Selah
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KJV	O ye sons <01121> of men <0376>_, how long <05704> [will ye turn] my glory <03519> into shame <03639>_? [how long] will ye love <0157> (8799) vanity <07385>_, [and] seek <01245> (8762) after leasing <03577>_? Selah <05542>_.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 4:2	O sons <01121> of men <0376> , how <04100> long <05704> will my honor <03519> become a reproach <03639> ? How long will you love <0157> what <07385> is worthless <07385> and aim <01245> at deception <03577> ? Selah <05542> .
LXXM	(4:3) uioi <5207> N-NPM anyrwpwn <444> N-GPM ewv <2193> PREP pote <4218> ADV barukardioi {A-NPM} ina <2443> CONJ ti <5100> I-ASN agapate <25> V-PAI-2P mataiothta <3153> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ zhteite <2212> V-PAI-2P qeudov <5579> N-ASN diaqalma {N-NSN}
NET [draft] ITL	You men <0376> <01121> , how <04100> long <05704> will you try to turn my honor <03519> into shame <03639> ? How long will you love <0157> what is worthless <07385> and search <01245> for what is deceptive <03577> ? (Selah <05542> )
HEBREW	hlo <05542> bzk <03577> wsqbt <01245> qyr <07385> Nwbhat <0157> hmlkl <03639> ydwbk <03519> hm <04100> de <05704> sya <0376> ynb <01121> (4:2) <4:3>

NETBible

You men,¹ how long will you try to turn my honor into shame?² How long³ will you love what is worthless⁴ and search for what is deceptive?⁵ (Selah)

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “sons of man.”

²tn Heb “how long my honor to shame?”

³tn The interrogative construction עַד־מֶה (’ad-meh, “how long?”), is understood by ellipsis in the second line.

⁴tn Heb “emptiness.”

⁵tn Heb “a lie.” Some see the metonymic language of v. 2b (“emptiness, lie”) as referring to idols or false gods. However, there is no solid immediate contextual evidence for such an interpretation. It is more likely that the psalmist addresses those who threaten him (see v. 1) and refers in a general way to their sinful lifestyle. (See R. Mosis, TDOT 7:121.) The two terms allude to the fact that sinful behavior is ultimately fruitless and self-destructive.