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Psalm 4:2

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.

1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David. Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.
3But know that the LORD has set apart for himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to him.
4Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.
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David’s protest against dishonor exposes the pain of being demeaned and the troubling appeal of falsehood to those who keep seeking it.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?Both ask how long people will persist in loving what is empty or foolish, confronting their attachment to it.
Hosea 4:7As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.Both describe glory becoming shame, though David protests dishonor inflicted by people and Hosea announces God’s judgment for sin.
Psalm 3:3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.Glory appears in both psalms: David protests its dishonoring here, while Psalm 3 names the LORD as his glory.
Psalm 8:4what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?Both concern human standing, though Psalm 4 protests dishonor among people and Psalm 8 wonders at God’s care for humankind.
Psalm 106:20Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.Both describe glory being degraded; Psalm 106 identifies an exchange for a bull’s image, while Psalm 4 names vanity and falsehood.
Psalm 5:6You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.Both confront falsehood: Psalm 4 challenges those who seek it, and Psalm 5 declares God’s judgment against those who speak lies.
Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation changed its gods, which really are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which doesn’t profit.Both connect the loss of glory with worthless pursuits, expressed as vanity in the psalm and unprofitable gods in Jeremiah.
Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.Both portray people pursuing wrong: Psalm 4 names a love of falsehood, while Ecclesiastes describes hearts set on evil.
1 Samuel 12:21Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.Both challenge the pursuit of vain things, with Samuel spelling out their inability to help or deliver.
Ephesians 4:25Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.Falsehood is rejected in both passages; David challenges its pursuit, and Ephesians commands truthful speech between neighbors.
Isaiah 59:4No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.Both pair vanity with falsehood, describing people who seek or trust what is empty and give themselves to lies.
Isaiah 45:17Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation. You will not be disappointed nor confounded to ages everlasting.The overlap is limited to dishonor and its absence: David protests humiliation, while Isaiah promises Israel salvation without disgrace.
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Encouragement

Being demeaned need not be brushed aside in prayer. David names the dishonor, and his confidence in the surrounding verses rests in YHWH who hears him.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).