Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
In Context
3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Cross References
Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
Job 34:9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Song of Solomon 2:3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, then you will ask whatever you wish, and it 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 →