Psalms

Psalm 37:3–5

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.

⁵Commit your way to the LORD;

trust in Him, and He will do it.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Commit	גּ֣וֹל	gō·wl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1556 roll, roll away
your way	דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ	dar·ke·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
trust	וּבְטַ֥ח	ū·ḇə·ṭaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H982 trust
in Him	עָ֝לָ֗יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and He	וְה֣וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will do it	יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

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

Psalm 37:5 Proverbs 16:3 · 1 Peter 5:7 · Philippians 4:6–7 · Matthew 6:25 · Psalm 55:22 · James 4:15 · Job 22:28 · Luke 12:29–30 · Psalm 22:8 · Lamentations 3:37 · Luke 12:22 · Ecclesiastes 9:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.