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Psalm 37:4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 37 · verse 4
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.Psalm 37:4 · King James Version
What Psalm 37:4 means
Delight comes first, and it changes what comes second. The promise isn't that God hands over whatever you happen to want right now. It's that a heart delighting in him begins to want different things — and then he gives you the desires of your heart, because by then they're his.
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Psalm 37:4 in context
2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Delightʻânagto be soft or pliableH6026 →
- desiresmishʼâlâha requestH4862 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6