Parallel Verses English Standard Version Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. King James Bible Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. American Standard Version Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Douay-Rheims Bible Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart. English Revised Version Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Webster's Bible Translation Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Psalm 37:4 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament(Heb.: 36:11-13) Now for the first time, in the concluding hexastich, after complaint and commendation comes the language of prayer. The poet prays that God would lengthen out, i.e., henceforth preserve (משׁך, as in Psalm 109:12), such mercy to His saints; that the foot of arrogance, which is conceived of as a tyrant, may not come suddenly upon him (בּוא, as in Psalm 35:8), and that the hand of the wicked may not drive him from his home into exile (cf. Psalm 10:18). With חסד alternates צדקה, which, on its merciful side, is turned towards them that now God, and bestows upon them the promised gracious reward. Whilst the Psalmist is thus praying, the future all at once becomes unveiled to him. Certain in his own mind that his prayer will be heard, he sees the adversaries of God and of His saints for ever overthrown. שׁם, as in Psalm 14:5, points to the place where the judgment is executed. The preterites are prophetic, as in Psalm 14:5; Psalm 64:8-10. The poet, like Isaiah (Isaiah 26:14), beholds the whole tribe of the oppressors of Jahve's Church changed into a field of corpses, without hope of any rising again. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Delight Psalm 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. Job 27:10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call on God? Job 34:9 For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. and Cross References Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Job 22:26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. Job 27:10 Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? Psalm 21:2 You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah Psalm 81:10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. Psalm 94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. Jump to Previous Delight Desires Heart Heart's Petitions ThyselfJump to Next Delight Desires Heart Heart's Petitions ThyselfLinks Psalm 37:4 NIVPsalm 37:4 NLT Psalm 37:4 ESV Psalm 37:4 NASB Psalm 37:4 KJV Psalm 37:4 Bible Apps Psalm 37:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 37:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 37:4 French Bible Psalm 37:4 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |