Psalms 37:4
Be delighted with all that Yahweh does for you; if you do that, he will give you the things that you desire most.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
In Context
Cross References
Job 22:26you will be happy because of your close relationship with God, and you will be able to approach him [IDM] confidently.
Job 34:9He has said, ‘It is useless for people to try to please God.’
Psalms 43:4When you do that, I will go to your altar, to worship you, my God, who causes me to be extremely joyful. There I will praise you, the God whom I worship, while I play my harp.
Psalms 145:19To all those who revere him, he gives them what they need. He hears them when they cry out to him, and saves/rescues them.
Song of Solomon 2:3And among the other men, you, the man who loves me, are like [MET] an apple/fruit tree that grows in the forest. You are like a tree whose shadow protects me from the sun, and your being close to me [EUP] is like [MET] eating sweet fruit.
John 15:7If you remain having a close relationship with me and you keep living in accordance with my message, you can ask God to do anything for you, and he will do it.
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 →