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King James Version

Psalms 37:4

Delight thyself also in the Lord : and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Desire;   Happiness;   Love;   Peace;   Prayer;   Righteous;   The Topic Concordance - Delight;   Desire;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Delighting in God;   Resignation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Delight;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Estate;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Wealth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Delight;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 2;   Every Day Light - Devotion for May 6;   Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for November 6;   Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for November 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Take delight in the Lord,and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Hebrew Names Version
Also delight yourself in the LORD, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
English Standard Version
Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart.
New Century Version
Enjoy serving the Lord , and he will give you what you want.
New English Translation
Then you will take delight in the Lord , and he will answer your prayers.
Amplified Bible
Delight yourself in the LORD, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
New American Standard Bible
Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
World English Bible
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.
Legacy Standard Bible
Delight yourself in Yahweh;And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Berean Standard Bible
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Contemporary English Version
Do what the Lord wants, and he will give you your heart's desire.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then you will delight yourself in Adonai , and he will give you your heart's desire.
Darby Translation
and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Easy-to-Read Version
Enjoy serving the Lord , and he will give you whatever you ask for.
George Lamsa Translation
Trust in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
Good News Translation
Seek your happiness in the Lord , and he will give you your heart's desire.
Lexham English Bible
Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.
Literal Translation
And delight yourself in Jehovah, that He may give you your heart's desire.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Delyte thou in the LORDE, & he shal geue the thy hertes desyre.
American Standard Version
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Bible in Basic English
So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.
King James Version (1611)
Delight thy selfe also in the Lord; and he shall giue thee the desires of thine heart.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Delight thou also in God: and he shall geue thee thy heartes desire.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
English Revised Version
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Delite thou in the Lord; and he schal yyue to thee the axyngis of thin herte.
Update Bible Version
Delight yourself also in Yahweh; And he will give you the desires of your heart.
Webster's Bible Translation
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
New King James Version
Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
New Living Translation
Take delight in the Lord , and he will give you your heart's desires.
New Life Bible
Be happy in the Lord. And He will give you the desires of your heart.
New Revised Standard
Take delight in the Lord , and he will give you the desires of your heart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-4) Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.
Revised Standard Version
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Young's Literal Translation
And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Delight yourself in the Lord ; And He will give you the desires of your heart.

Contextual Overview

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 as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

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

Genesis 4:5
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Genesis 37:12
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Genesis 37:13
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
Genesis 37:18
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:19
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Genesis 37:24
And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

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 “delight” 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 “askings,” or the “requests” of thy heart. What you really “desire” 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 “disposed” 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 “wishes” or “desires,” 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. — משאלות mishaloth, the petitions. The godly man never indulges a desire which he cannot form into a prayer to God.


 
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