Psalms 37:5
in Psalms 37Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
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ASV
Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
KJV
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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This verse in Psalms 37
Commentary
3 notes on this verseon Psalms 37:5-6
(Vers. 5, 6.) Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in Him, and He will act. And He will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday. This single verse declares what kind of person you should be. For who reveals their way, except those who confess to God, the arbiter of their hidden secrets within their heart? Reveal, blessed one, this is, open your conscience, so that it may not be burdened by the shadow or flesh of this world.
This site's exposition
Trust in the LORD
on Psalms 37:3-6
Trust is joined to doing good and dwelling in the land. The Hebrew verb behind commit your way is the word for roll, a burden rolled onto one able to carry it. The man who delights in the LORD is given the desires of his heart, and his righteousness comes up like the dawn.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Commit thy way unto the Lord. Roll the whole burden of life upon the Lord. Leave with Jehovah not thy present fretfulness merely, but all thy cares; in fact, submit the whole tenor of thy way to him. Cast away anxiety, resign thy will, submit thy judgment, leave all with the God of all. What a medicine is this for expelling envy! What a high attainment does this fourth precept indicate! How blessed must he be who lives every day in obedience to it! Trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גּ֣וֹל | gol | roll | H1556 → | 18 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ | darkekha | way your | H1870 → | 707 times |
| וּבְטַ֥ח | uvetach | and rely | H982 → | 120 times |
| עָ֝לָ֗יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְה֣וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | yaaseh | he will act | H6213 → | 2628 times |
גּ֣וֹלroll
golH1556 →18 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָway your
darkekhaH1870 →707 times
וּבְטַ֥חand rely
uvetachH982 →120 times
עָ֝לָ֗יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וְה֣וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃he will act
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
it leads to
- Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 56:3–4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- Matthew 6:25–26
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more…
- Matthew 6:33–34
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Psalms 55:22
Through
Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 5:7
Through
Proverbs 16:3Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
it leads to
- Psalms 37:4–5
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Psalms 37:4–5
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
This page draws on Ambrose of Milan, Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.