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Psalms 37:4
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Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Also delight yourself in the LORD, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
Delight thyself also in the Lord : and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Enjoy serving the Lord , and he will give you what you want.
Then you will take delight in the Lord , and he will answer your prayers.
Delight yourself in the LORD, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
Delight yourself in Yahweh;And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Do what the Lord wants, and he will give you your heart's desire.
Then you will delight yourself in Adonai , and he will give you your heart's desire.
and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Enjoy serving the Lord , and he will give you whatever you ask for.
Trust in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.
And delight yourself in Jehovah, that He may give you your heart's desire.
Delyte thou in the LORDE, & he shal geue the thy hertes desyre.
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.
Delight thy selfe also in the Lord; and he shall giue thee the desires of thine heart.
Delight thou also in God: and he shall geue thee thy heartes desire.
Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
Delight yourself also in Yahweh; And he will give you the desires of your heart.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Take delight in the Lord , and he will give you your heart's desires.
Be happy in the Lord. And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Take delight in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
(36-4) Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
Delight yourself in the Lord ; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Delight: Psalms 43:4, Psalms 104:34, Job 27:10, Job 34:9, Song of Solomon 2:3, Isaiah 58:14, 1 Peter 1:8
and: Psalms 21:1, Psalms 21:2, Psalms 145:19, John 15:7, John 15:16, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:3 - all that 1 Kings 10:13 - all her desire Job 22:26 - shalt thou Psalms 4:7 - put Psalms 10:17 - Lord Psalms 20:4 - General Psalms 73:25 - Whom Psalms 81:10 - open Proverbs 10:24 - the desire Proverbs 11:23 - desire Proverbs 16:3 - thy works Isaiah 58:9 - shalt thou Isaiah 64:5 - rejoiceth Mark 11:23 - whatsoever Philippians 3:1 - rejoice 1 Timothy 4:8 - having
Cross-References
but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became furious, and he scowled in anger.
Esau hated Jacob, because his father had given Jacob the blessing. He thought, "The time to mourn my father's death is near; then I will kill Jacob."
Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other sons, because he had been born to him when he was old. He made a long robe with full sleeves for him.
One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.
Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.
One day when Joseph's brothers had gone to Shechem to take care of their father's flock,
Jacob said to Joseph, "I want you to go to Shechem, where your brothers are taking care of the flock." Joseph answered, "I am ready."
They saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted against him and decided to kill him.
They said to one another, "Here comes that dreamer.
Then they took him and threw him into the well, which was dry.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Delight thyself also in the Lord,.... In the persons in God, Father, Son, and Spirit; in the perfections of God, his power, goodness, faithfulness, wisdom, love, grace, and mercy; in his works of creation, providence, and redemption; in his word, his Gospel, the truths and ordinances of it; in his house, and the worship of it; and in his people, the excellent in the earth, in whom was all the delight of the psalmist; and each of these afford a field of delight and pleasure, to attend unto, contemplate, and meditate upon;
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart; such as are according to the will of God, and for the good of his people; such as relate to communion with him, and to the communication of more grace from him, and to the enjoyment of eternal glory.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Delight thyself also in the - Lord. The word rendered âdelightâ means properly to live delicately and effeminately; then, to be tender or delicate; then, to live a life of ease or pleasure; then, to find delight or pleasure in anything. The meaning here is, that we should seek our happiness in God - in his being, his perfections, his friendship, his love.
And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart - literally, the âaskings,â or the ârequestsâ of thy heart. What you really âdesireâ will be granted to you. That is,
(a) the fact that you seek your happiness in him will regulate your desires, so that you will be âdisposedâ to ask only those things which it will be proper for him to grant; and
(b) the fact that you do find your happiness in him will be a reason why he will grant your desires.
The fact that a child loves his father, and finds his happiness in doing his will, will do much to regulate his own âwishesâ or âdesires,â and will at the same thee be a reason why the father will be disposed to comply with his requests.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 37:4. Delight thyself also in the Lord — Expect all thy happiness from him, and seek it in him.
The desires of thine heart. — ×ש×××ת mishaloth, the petitions. The godly man never indulges a desire which he cannot form into a prayer to God.
