John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 4:2
O ye sons of men ,.... Meaning great men, the nobles of Israel; and so the Jewish interpreters F11 Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, & Ben Melech in loc. generally explain it; such as Ahithophel, and others, who were in the conspiracy with Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:12 , and so they were the kings and princes of the earth, and the rulers of the Jewish sanhedrim, the chief priests and elders, who were the enemies of Christ; and such, generally speaking, have been the persecutors of the saints;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 4:1-5
The title of the psalm acquaints us that David, having penned it by divine inspiration for the use of the church, delivered it to the chief musician, or master of the song, who (according to the divine appointment of psalmody made in his time, which he was chiefly instrumental in the establishment of) presided in that service. We have a particular account of the constitution, the modelling of the several classes of singers, each with a chief, and the share each bore in the work, 1 Chron.... read more