Tree of Life Version
Psalms 37:4
4Delight yourself in Adonai, and He will give you the requests 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 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 the grass they soon wither and fade like a green herb. 3Trust in Adonai and do good. Dwell in the land, feed on faithfulness. Delight yourself in Adonai, and He will give you the requests of your heart. 5Commit your way to Adonai. Trust in Him, and He will do it. 6He will bring out your vindication as light, and your cause will shine as 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 come to the altar of God, to the God of my exceeding joy, and praise You upon the harp —O God, my God.
- Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be sweet to Him. I—I will rejoice in Adonai.
- Job 27:10Will he delight in Shaddai? Will he call upon God at all times?
- Job 34:9For he says, ‘It does not profit a man when he makes his delight with God.’
- Isaiah 58:14then You will delight yourself in Adonai, and I will let you ride over the heights of the earth, I will feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of Adonai has spoken.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you don’t see Him now, you trust Him and are filled with a joy that is glorious beyond words,
- Psalms 21:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
- Psalms 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him. He will hear their cry and save them.
- John 15:7“If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you.
- 1 John 5:14Now this is the confidence we have before 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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