New King James Version
Psalms 37:4
4Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will 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 shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. 3Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. 6He shall 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 on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.
- Psalms 104:34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.
- Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?
- Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing That he should delight in God.’
- Isaiah 58:14Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
- 1 Peter 1:8whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
- Psalms 21:1The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
- Psalms 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
- John 15:7If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
- 1 John 5:14Now this is the confidence that we have in 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
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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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