Psalms 37:4
For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
In Context
3For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.
Cross References
Job 22:26Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
Job 34:9For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas there is a visitation on him from the Lord.
Psalms 43:4For they inherited not the land by their own sword, and their own arm did not deliver them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou wert well pleased in them.
Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.
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 →