How long, exalted ones,[a] will my honor be insulted?(A)
How long will you love what is worthless(B)
and pursue a lie? Selah

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Footnotes

  1. 4:2 Lit long, sons of a man

How long will you people turn my glory(A) into shame?(B)
    How long will you love delusions and seek false gods[a]?[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 4:2 Or seek lies
  2. Psalm 4:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

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21 His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.(A)

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21 His talk is smooth as butter,(A)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(B)
    yet they are drawn swords.(C)

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21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

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