English Standard Version
Psalms 37:4
4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
- New International Version (NIV)Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Context of Psalms 37:4
2For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. 6He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:4 word by word
וְהִתְעַנַּ֥ג עַל־יְהוָ֑ה וְיִֽתֶּן־לְ֝ךָ֗ מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥ת לִבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:4
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
- Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
- Job 27:10Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
- Job 34:9For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.'
- Isaiah 58:14then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
- Psalms 21:1O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
- John 15:7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
Commentaries on Psalms 37:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Delight thyself also in the Lord - Expect all thy happiness from him, and seek it in him. The desires of thine heart - משאלות mishaloth, the petitions. The godly man never indulges a desire which he cannot form into a prayer to God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Delight thyself also in the - Lord. The word rendered “delight” means properly to live delicately and effeminately; then, to be tender or delicate; then, to live a life of ease or pleasure; then, to find delight or pleasure in anything. The meaning here is, that we should seek our happiness in God - in his being, his perfections, his friendship, his love. And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart - literally, the “askings,” or the “requests” of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4To delight in the Lord means to follow the Lord’s ways and find joy in him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. desires--(Psa 20:5; 21:2), what is lawful and right, really good (Psa 84:11).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 37:4
In the dictionaries
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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries