Psalms 37:3
Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
2For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.
4Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
Cross References
Genesis 26:2And the Lord appeared to him and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.
Deuteronomy 30:20And that thou mayst love the Lord thy God, and obey his voice, and adhere to him (for he is thy life, and the length of thy days,) that thou mayst dwell in the land, for which the Lord swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give it them.
1 Kings 19:6He looked, and behold there was at his head a hearth cake, and a vessel of water: and he ate and drank, and he fell asleep again.
Psalms 26:1Unto the end, a psalm for David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.
Psalms 34:9O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.
Proverbs 3:5Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy 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 →