Psalms 20:4
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
BSB
ASV
Grant thee thy heart’s desire, And fulfil all thy counsel.
KJV
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Grant thee according to thine own heart,.... Which is to see his seed, the travail of his soul, and to have the pleasure of the Lord prosper in his hand; to have all his people called, preserved, and glorified; and fulfil all thy counsel; whatever was agreed upon in the council and covenant of peace between him and his Father, relating to his own glory, and the salvation of his people.
This they might in faith pray for, because they knew David was a man after God's own heart, and would design nothing but what was pleasing to him. Those who make it their business to glorify God may expect that God will, in one way or other, gratify them: and those who walk in his counsel may promise themselves that he will fulfil theirs.
"Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel." Christ's desire and counsel were both set upon the salvation of his people; the church of old desired for him good speed in his design, and the church in these latter days, with all her heart desires the complete fulfilment of his purpose. In Christ Jesus sanctified souls may appropriate this verse as a promise; they shall have their desire, and their plans to glorify their Master shall succeed. We may have our own will, when our will is God's will.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
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If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of…
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Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
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Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
