Psalms 37:4
For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; 1 There is no peace to my bones because of my sins. 1
Updated 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, 1 And thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me. 1
Cross References
Job 22:26Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, 1 Looking up cheerfully to heaven. 1
Job 34:9For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, 1 Whereas there is a visitation on him from the Lord. 1
Psalms 43:4For they inherited not the land by their own sword, 1 And their own arm did not deliver them; 1 But thy right hand, and thine arm, 1 And the light of thy countenance, because thou wert well pleased in them. 1
Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple among the trees of the wood, 1 So is my kinsman among the sons. 1 I desired his shadow, and sat down, 1 And his fruit was sweet in my throat. 1
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 →