Psalms 37:4
So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
In Context
3Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
5Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
Cross References
Job 22:26For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.
Job 34:9For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.
Psalms 43:4Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.
Psalms 145:19To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.
Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
John 15:7If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:2-7
Exhortations and Promises. 1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness… Read the whole commentary →