English Standard Version
Psalms 37:5
5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
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:
- New King James Version (NKJV)Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
Context of Psalms 37:5
3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit 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. 7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:5 word by word
גּ֣וֹל עַל־יְהוָ֣ה דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וּבְטַ֥ח עָ֝לָ֗יו וְה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 37:5
- Psalms 22:8"He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!"
- Psalms 55:22Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
- Proverbs 16:3Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
- Matthew 6:25"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
- Luke 12:22And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
- Philippians 4:6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
- 1 Peter 5:7casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
- Job 22:28You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
- Ecclesiastes 9:1But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him.
- Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?
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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