KJV King James Version
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
WEB World English Bible
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
ASV American Standard Version
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
Surrounding context — Psalm 37
1 [A Psalm] of David. 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.
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Psalm 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.Isaiah 58:14Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].1 John 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:Psalm 21:1-2To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!Job 22:26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.1 Peter 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:Psalm 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?Psalm 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.Job 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
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