New Living Translation
Psalms 37:4
4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
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 King James Version (NKJV)Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Context of Psalms 37:4
2For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. 3Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. 5Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. 6He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
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 43:4There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!
- Psalms 104:34May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
- Job 27:10Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
- Job 34:9He has even said, ‘Why waste time trying to please God?’
- Isaiah 58:14Then the Lord will be your delight. I will give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- 1 Peter 1:8You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
- Psalms 21:1How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.
- Psalms 145:19He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
- John 15:7But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
- 1 John 5:14And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.
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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