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Psalm 37:3–7

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3Trust in the Lord and do good;

dwell in the landz and enjoy safe pasture.a

4Take delightb in the Lord,

and he will give you the desires of your heart.c

5Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in himd and he will do this:

6He will make your righteous rewarde shine like the dawn,f

your vindication like the noonday sun.

7Be stillg before the Lord

and wait patientlyh for him;

do not freti when people succeed in their ways,j

when they carry out their wicked schemes.k

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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Cross references

  1. zDt 30:20
  2. aEze 34:14; Jn 10:9
  3. bSee Job 27:10
  4. cSee Job 7:6; Ps 21:2; 145:19; Mt 6:33
  5. dPs 4:5
  6. ePs 18:24; 103:17; 112:3
  7. fSee Job 11:17
  8. gSee Ex 14:14; See Isa 41:1
  9. hSee Ps 27:14; 40:1; 130:5; Isa 38:13; Hab 3:16; Ro 8:25
  10. iver 1
  11. jJer 12:1
  12. kPs 21:11; 26:10; 119:150

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Trust 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.

Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in him, and he will act.

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,

and your justice as the noonday.

Be 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!

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Trust in the Lord and do what is good;

dwell in the land and live securely.

Take delight in the Lord,

and he will give you your heart’s desires.

Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in him, and he will act,

making your righteousness shine like the dawn,

your justice like the noonday.

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for him;

do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,

by the person who carries out evil plans.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Trust 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.

Commit everything you do to the Lord.

Trust him, and he will help you.

He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,

and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

Be still in the presence of the Lord,

and wait patiently for him to act.

Don’t worry about evil people who prosper

or fret about their wicked schemes.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Trust Yahweh and do good.

Abide in the land and feed on faithfulness.

Take pleasure in Yahweh as well,

and he will give to you the requests of your heart.

Commit to Yahweh your way;

Trust also on him and he will act.

Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light,

and your justice like the noonday.

Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him.

Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way,

about a man making plots.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Trust in the Lord, and do good;

So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thyself also in the Lord;

And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Commit thy way unto the Lord;

Trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,

And thy judgment as the noonday.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:

Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,

Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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