Devotional Short Note of Psalm 4: David is still in turmoil regarding Absalom’s rebellion described in 2 Samuel 15ff which is probably near the time of his death in 974 BCE (2 Samuel 15:7). So in this Psalm of David, he started off with a prayer of invocation to God to hear his prayer (verse 2). Then he addressed his wicked son Absalom as “sons of vanity” (verse 3). A Selah or end of the note marker appears. The narrative time, place and manner change after the Selah. A didactic wisdom of David is cited mentioning the Lord’s remnant belonging network in verse 4. He associates himself with this axiom of wisdom believing that the Lord will not fail to hear him. He addresses again Absalom and kie in verse 5 giving them a recipe for change of heart in the form of a didactic wisdom, namely to meditate at night before they sleep. They should not sin in their rebellion because rebellion is sin. A Selah or note break appears again. The narrative shifted again to another scene, namely one in the Temple. It is also a didactic wisdom recipe. He asked Absalom and his rebels to offer sacrifices of righteousness (verse 6). Many hope to see it resolved (verse 7a). He prays then a “bless us” prayer in verse 7b. He continues with a prayer of security in the Lord, by comparing himself to others who were blessed but he more so (verse 8) and is confident in his peace and security from the Lord (verse 9).