Psalm 4:7

Psalm 4:7

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

a. ASV: Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than they have when their grain and their new wine are increased.

b. YLT: Thou hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: You have put more joy and rejoicing in my heart than [they know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

d. Septuagint [Psalm 4:7 in our Bible is Psalm 4:8 in the Septuagint]: Thou hast put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings [Psalm 4:7 in our Bible is Psalm 4:8 in the Jewish Bible]: [But] You put gladness in my heart that is greater than theirs at the time that their grain and wine abound. 

1. “Thou hast put gladness in my heart…”

a. [Thou hast] put [Strong: 5414 nâthan, naw-than'; a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):—add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.]

b. gladness [Strong: 8057 simchâh, sim-khaw'; from H8056; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival):—× exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).]

c. [in my] heart [Strong: 3820 lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), ×regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.]

2. “...more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.”

a. [more than in the] time [Strong: 6256 ʻêth, ayth; from H5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.:— after, (al-) ways, × certain, continually, evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.]

b. [that their] corn [Strong: 1711 dâgân, daw-gawn'; from H1711; properly, increase, i.e. grain:—corn (floor), wheat.]

c. [and their] wine [Strong: 8492 tîyrôwsh, tee-roshe'; or תִּירֹשׁ tîyrôsh; from H3423 in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine:—(new, sweet) wine.]

d. increased [Strong: 7231 râbab, raw-bab'; a primitive root; (compare H7241); also as denominative from H7233; properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad:—increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.]

1). David is referring here to a joy and gladness that is greater and deeper than the joy and gladness experienced in the natural and material world.

a). 1 Peter 1:8-10 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

1:10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

2). There is a joy and gladness that comes with a right relationship with God that fills the human spirit with such joy, peace and contentment, this is what David and other men of God wrote concerning salvation.

a). Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

3). Joy from material things cannot satisfy the human spirit in the things of the spirit.

a). Isaiah 9:3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.