Psalms 37:3
Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade.
4Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Cross References
Genesis 26:2and Yahweh appeared unto him, and said, do not go down towards Egypt,—Make thy habitation in the land, which I may name unto thee:
Deuteronomy 30:20to love Yahweh thy God, to hearken unto his voice, and to cleave unto him,—for, he, is thy life, and thy length of days, that thou mayest abide upon the soil which Yahweh sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, to give unto them.
1 Kings 19:6So he looked about, and lo! at his head, a cake baked on hot stones, and a cruse of water,—and he did eat and drink, and then went back and lay down.
Psalms 26:1Do me justice, O Yahweh, For, I, in my blamelessness, have walked, and, in Yahweh, have I trusted, I will not waver.
Psalms 34:9Revere Yahweh, ye his holy ones, For there is no want to them who revere him.
Proverbs 3:5Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:
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 →