Psalms

Psalm 37:3–4

³Trust in the LORD and do good;

dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

⁴Delight yourself in the LORD,

and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Trust	בְּטַ֣ח	bə·ṭaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H982 trust
in the LORD	בַּֽ֭יהוָה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and do	וַעֲשֵׂה־	wa·‘ă·śêh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
dwell	שְׁכָן־	šə·ḵān-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the land	אֶ֝֗רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and cultivate	וּרְעֵ֥ה	ū·rə·‘êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
faithfulness	אֱמוּנָֽה׃	’ĕ·mū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Delight yourself	וְהִתְעַנַּ֥ג	wə·hiṯ·‘an·naḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H6026 be soft, delicate, dainty
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and He will give	וְיִֽתֶּן־	wə·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְ֝ךָ֗	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
the desires	מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥ת	miš·’ă·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4862 request, petition
of your heart	לִבֶּֽךָ׃	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 37:3 Jeremiah 17:7–8 · Matthew 6:31–33 · Psalm 62:8 · 1 Corinthians 15:57–58 · Psalm 34:9–10 · Luke 22:35 · Psalm 4:5 · Hebrews 6:10–12 · Deuteronomy 30:20 · Isaiah 1:16–19 · Psalm 26:1 · Psalm 33:19

Psalm 37:4 John 15:7 · Psalm 145:19 · John 15:16 · Isaiah 58:14 · 1 John 5:14–15 · Psalm 21:1–2 · Job 22:26 · 1 Peter 1:8 · Psalm 104:34 · Job 27:10 · Psalm 43:4 · Song of Solomon 2:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.