Delight Yourself in the LORD
Psalms 37:3
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- KJV
- Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness
- WEB
- Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- ASV
- Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
- LSV
- Trust in YHWH, and do good, || Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
- YLT
- Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
- DBY
- Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
- DRC36:3
- Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
- GNV
- Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.
- JPS
- Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.
- LXXE36:3
- Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- בְּטַ֣ח בַּֽ֭יהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב שְׁכָן־אֶ֝֗רֶץ וּרְעֵ֥ה אֱמוּנָֽה׃
- LXX-Br36:3
- Ἔλπισον ἐπὶ Κύριον, καὶ ποίει χρηστότητα, καὶ κατασκήνου τὴν γῆν, καὶ ποιμανθήσῃ ἐπὶ τῷ πλούτῳ αὐτῆς.
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- Jeremiah 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are…
- Matthew 6:31–33Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first…
- Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- 1 Corinthians 15:57–58But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the…
- Psalms 34:9–10Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Luke 22:35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
- Psalms 4:5Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
- Hebrews 6:10–12For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end,…
- Deuteronomy 30:20and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” “Come now, let us…
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
- Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Genesis 26:2The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
- Hebrews 11:13–16All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Now…
- 1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:3 in some Bibles
- 37:3 in most Bibles