Psalms 37:3
For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
In Context
2O Lord, do not rebuke me in your fury, nor chastise me in your wrath.
Cross References
Genesis 26:2And the Lord appeared to him, and he said: “Do not descend into Egypt, but rest in the land that I will tell you,
Deuteronomy 30:20and so that you may love the Lord your God, and obey his voice, and cling to him, (for he is your life and the length of your days) and so that you may live in the land, about which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them.”
1 Kings 19:6He looked, and behold, at his head was bread baked under ashes, and a container of water. Then he ate and drank, and again he slept deeply.
Psalms 26:1A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 34:9But my soul will exult in the Lord and delight over his salvation.
Proverbs 3:5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
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 →