KJV King James Version
Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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Psalm 37:3
Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
WEB World English Bible
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
ASV American Standard Version
Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
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.
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Jeremiah 17:7-8Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.Matthew 6:31-33Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?Psalm 62:8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.1 Corinthians 15:57-58But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.Psalm 34:9-10O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.Luke 22:35And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.Psalm 4:5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.Hebrews 6:10-12For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.Deuteronomy 30:20That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.Isaiah 1:16-19Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;Psalm 26:1[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.Psalm 33:19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.Isaiah 50:10Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.Genesis 26:2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:Hebrews 11:13-16These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if [they be] the children of men, cursed [be] they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] shall gently lead those that are with young.
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