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Psalms 37:5
5Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass;
Psalms 37:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- New International Version (NIV)Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Context of Psalms 37:5
3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness; 4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass; 6and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:5 word by word
גּ֣וֹל עַל־יְהוָ֣ה דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וּבְטַ֥ח עָ֝לָ֗יו וְה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 37:5
- Psalms 22:8Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!
- Psalms 55:22Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Proverbs 16:3Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
- Matthew 6:25For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
- Luke 12:22And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.
- Philippians 4:6Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
- 1 Peter 5:7having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you.
- Job 22:28And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.
- Ecclesiastes 9:1For all this I laid to my heart and [indeed] to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.
- Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?
Commentaries on Psalms 37:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Commit thy way unto the Lord - יהוה על גול gol al Yehovah, Roll thy way upon the Lord: probably, a metaphor taken from the camel, who lies down till his load be rolled upon him. He shall bring it to pass - יעשה yaaseh, "He will work." Trust God, and he will work for thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Commit thy way unto the - Lord. Margin, as in Hebrew, “Roll thy way upon, the Lord.” Compare the notes at Psalm 22:8, where the marg., as the Hebrew, is, “He rolled himself on the Lord.” See also 1 Peter 5:7. The idea is that of rolling a heavy burden from ourselves on another, or laying it upon him, so that he may bear it. The burden which we have not got strength to bear we may lay on God. The term “way” means properly the act of treading or going…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The wise respond to evil by trusting in the Lord. Trust has five parts: Do not become irritated or jealous of those who do evil (Psalm 37:1–2). Delight in the Lord (Psalm 37:3–4). Submit to the Lord (Psalm 37:5–6). Practice patience in hope (Psalm 37:7). Avoid anger (Psalm 37:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Commit thy way--(Pr 16:3). Works--what you have to do and cannot set forth as a burden. trust ... in him--literally, "on Him." He will do what you cannot (compare Psa 22:8; 31:6). He will not suffer your character to remain under suspicion.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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